Posted on 06/24/2004 1:59:20 AM PDT by kattracks
Bill Clinton offered a window into his wife's presidential ambitions yesterday, drawing a parallel with his own early calculations that a Democratic victory would end his White House hopes."She's now where I was in 1988," Clinton told ABC's "Good Morning America."
"When I didn't run in 1988, I thought I would never get another chance to run because I thought the Democrats were going to win."
George Bush Sr., of course, beat Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis that year and Clinton won his first term four years later.
Clinton insisted he believes Sen. John Kerry can win in November and occasionally tells fans, "Vote for Kerry," after autographing copies of his book.
But he openly speculated yesterday on his wife's prospects, which could depend on a Kerry defeat in November.
"She doesn't want to be President this time," he said, referring to the 2004 race.
It was the strongest signal yet by either Clinton that Sen. Clinton is doing what most Democrats and Republicans already believe - waiting for her chance to run for President.
He added that "she would be a great President."
Sen. Clinton's spokesman, Philippe Reines, said, "Sen. Clinton is doing everything she can to elect John Kerry President."
The plug for Hillary came as Clinton wowed the publishing world by selling more than 400,000 copies of his 957-page "My Life" on its first day out.
"This is a record-breaking number for a work of nonfiction," Sonny Mehta, president of the Knopf Publishing Group, said.
Mehta said an additional 725,000 copies have been ordered for prepublication, increasing the initial print run to 2.25 million. And Knopf is mulling a second printing.
The book is No. 1 on Amazon's best-seller list.
Clinton was all smiles yesterday at the Borders store in lower Manhattan, where he doled out hugs and kisses to fans who camped out all night to meet him.
"Omigod! I asked him for a hug and a kiss and he gave it to me - on the left cheek," said an ecstatic Carmen Nomberto, 33, a legal secretary at Bank of New York.
Bianca Reilly, 63, a former teacher from the Bronx, had tears in her eyes as she walked out of the bookstore clutching a signed copy of Clinton's memoirs. She exclaimed: "This is my treasure!"
With Veronika Belenkaya
Originally published on June 24, 2004
Yeh, right. And you slept on the couch.
One of the last things Bill Clinton would ever want is for Hillary to be President.
Of course she would be a disaster for this country but she would be more of a
disaster for his legacy. Can anyone imagine what it would be like for him if he
had to play second fiddle to that wench?
Or more like where Hitler was in 1932.
Gee Bill, we already know you're a good liar, you don't have to tell another lie to prove it!
There's no doubt Hillary will be running in 2008. Right now the Clintons are focused on doing everything they can to do stop Kerry cold.
Hillary is giving lip service to party unity. But she knows she'd rather be the one on top instead of that worn-out Senate hack.
He added that "she would be a great President."
Hmmm. I wonder which is the bigger lie.
Put some ice on it.
It would be great to see Rudy defeating Hillary as Senator in 2006.
Right. For those imbeciles who loved Billy, they'll adore Hilly!
Four to eight years more of Clintonism would complete the job of destroying America.
No, the best person to defeat the Clintons would be Mr Ashcroft. If he were to reopen the investigations into the activities of those losers and find out the truth (and prosecute in criminal court), then just maybe the 'toons would get the Full Mussolini that they so desperately deserve.
If nothing else, seeing these two doing the "perp walk" in some orange coveralls would be wonderful.
John Ashcroft can't do because if he did, he would have to resign. The media would say he's attacking innocents, the President should fire him, and all is a right-wing vast conspiracy.
I guess that is the trick: learning how to classify this "work."
Yup. And here's yet another lie:
"When I didn't run in 1988, I thought I would never get another chance to run because I thought the Democrats were going to win."
Hmmm. That's one thought. But if Rudy runs for the Senate in 2006, win or lose he won't be available for the 2008 presidential run and I don't see anybody else.
Condi/Jeb or Jeb/Condi against Hillary in 2008. Although she loses his Senate seat in 2006, she will run for President sure.
Certainly it would have been possible for a Democrat to think the Democrats were going to win in 1988. But that would have implied "I would never get another chance to run" exactly why? He certainly would have been young enough to run - indeed did run - in 1996 . . .Maybe he figured that the feds would investigate Whitewater before 1996?
"It would be great to see Rudy defeating Hillary as Senator in 2006."
That is the only way that this show ends. This is why it is so important for a Bush win now.
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