Posted on 05/24/2006 8:43:07 AM PDT by IrishMike
WHEN he ran for president, Bill Clinton's campaign stressed the advantage his wife's experience and feminist credentials would bring to the job of First Lady. But now that Hillary Clinton is preparing a presidential campaign, his time in the Oval Office is as much a handicap as an advantage.
Yesterday the New York Times devoted a 2,000-word story on its front page to the state of the Clintons' marriage. Noting, without comment, that the couple have been together for just 14 nights a month in the last two years, the paper speculated on whether or not the baggage from Mr Clinton's eight tumultuous years as president might one day sink his wife's presidential ambitions.
"There's no question that it's a complicated candidacy for a lot of voters because of the history of that relationship and what they've been through," said Leon Panetta, Mr Clinton's chief of staff from 1994 to 1997.
The couple's respective spokesmen told the paper: "She is an active senator who, like most members of Congress, has to be in Washington for part of most weeks. He is a former president running a multi-million-dollar global foundation.
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Oh Sweet Baby Jesus - The NFL Lineman-worthy Cankles ...
Let's see. The swirling rumours are somewhat old ... they really pre-date the time when Stronach crossed the floor from Conservative to [whatever its called in Canada ... a liberal party] ... and then, in the last election ... Conservatives took power and Stronach's new BC induced party LOST power.To any politician ... which would be more important? BC or political power? And, if the attraction was his fabled political savvy rather than something else .... Well .....
Stay tuned .............
The Clintons are the dregs of society and are right where they belong---in the Democratic party.
In case nobody has told you...
..... pre-emptive damage control ..........
That is what I believe the NY Slimes is doing, layout in favorable terms ClinTOON's delima before Matt Drudge or The National Enquirer get the 'scoop'.
Bill has a smile on his face, wonder what happened before that photo?
Don't think he needs to visit any strip clubs in Canada anymore!!!!!
"****A younger, more attractive, richer, smarter, heterosexual Canadian "Hillary" with better hair.****
With regular ankles."
And decent looking pants suits.
The public has always been willing to forgive Bill Clinton because he has a lot of charm, and most people have quite fond memories of prosperity during his Presidency.
Hillary has none of his charm and nobody thinks she had anything to do with the successes of the Clinton Presidency. Everybody knows they're not getting Bill Clinton back in Hillary.
-Very-. Her father owns Magna International. Yes, that Magna International.
LOL. Looks like you will fit right in. Lots of great minds here that strive for accuracy (not speaking for myself though) and lots to be learned. Welcome again....
Magna International.
$20 billion company I see in other posts.
After confering with their handlers at the DNC, the NYT etal have decided to blunt the issue of the Clinton's unorthodox marriage by getting it out early.
Yep. Probably larger now. They've been doing well recently. If I recall correctly, they do contract work for car and machinery parts, and they're poised to overtake the GM and Ford subsidiaries (or whatever the other big one is), if they haven't already.
Belinda is Canada's Jumpin' Jim Jeffords. She stabbed the Conservative party in the back. Just as I'm sure Jim is not happy now about his decision, I'm sure Belinda is not happy about hers after the Conservatives ascended to power.
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