06 January 2008

Hillary as Lurleen

Dick Morris who, we must remember, used to work for the Clintons, now makes the comparison between Hillary and Bill and the George and Lurleen Wallace place-swapping of the 1980s. (George was forced out by term limits, and got his wife elected as governor of Alabama as a 'placeholder' Wallace.)
Now, with Bill campaigning hard for his wife, "it was as if Dennis Thatcher had stood up for Maggie as she faced down the Argentine junta in the Falklands war. Now, Bill's oversized presence on the national stage raises an even more profound question: Is he using his wife's candidacy to seek a third term in office, prohibited him by the 22nd Amendment?"
"Hillary thereupon began a 20-year effort to differentiate herself from Bill and craft an independent identity. Now that project is at risk. Bill's intervention has become so overt, voluble, high-profile and independent that it calls into question the entire premise that Hillary is running for president as anything other than a figurehead."
"Voters are wondering for which Clinton they will be voting when they pull the lever."

Rico says you can solve the conundrum by voting for Fred. Or, if you're one of those die-hard Democrats, for Obama.

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