Bill Clinton at a cabinet meeting.
Posted on 12/06/2007 8:34:48 AM PST by seanmerc
For the first time in history, a former president has a good shot at getting back into the White House … as a spouse. And that's just one reason why Bill Clinton is one of Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People of 2007."
If his wife wins the 2008 presidential election, would the former president sit in on cabinet meetings?
"Only if asked," Clinton told Walters. "And I think it would only be wise if it were on a specific issue. I think it's better for me to give her my advice privately most of the time."
Clinton says he would weigh in if he disagreed with a decision his wife planned to made as president, "but when she made it, I'd do my best to support it," he said. "I'd keep my mouth shut."
"Mr. President, is your wife really smarter than you are?" Walters asked.
"About some things," said Clinton. "We have different kinds of intelligence. She has a great organizational intelligence, and we've always worked well together. … I said the other day -- we celebrated our 32nd anniversary -- I'd rather spend the night talking to her than anybody I can think of."
Clinton said that before Hillary decided to run for president, and if the laws were changed, he might have liked to run for a third term in the White House.
"I loved being president," he said. "I loved it. And I thought I was well-suited to the time."
The man some call the rock star of American politics hasn't lost his magic touch.
[SNIP]
"Mr. President, do you think you've been a very good ex-president?" Walters asked.
"Oh, I don't know, but I've had a good time trying to be," said Clinton.
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>>If his wife wins the 2008 presidential election, would the former president sit in on cabinet meetings?
“Only if asked,” Clinton told Walters. “And I think it would only be wise if it were on a specific issue. I think it’s better for me to give her my advice privately most of the time.”
Clinton says he would weigh in if he disagreed with a decision his wife planned to made as president, “but when she made it, I’d do my best to support it,” he said. “I’d keep my mouth shut.” <<
Since he was asked directly I think that is the right and smart answer.
He won't have to. Huma lives with Hillary.
"All of them witches."
Bill Clinton at a cabinet meeting.
Funny they didn't mention what "others" call him.
Cabinet meetings -snort- Cabinet meetings are for benefit of the white house photographer - they’re purely fluff - like annual corporate meetings. The real decisions aren’t made there.
That is why Glenn Beck advises to apply duct tape to your head before you read or hear something that might make your head explode. It makes it easier to put the pieces back together. Without duct tape your brain just goes all over the ceiling and walls and it creates quite a mess.
OK... Will he promise not to “anoint” the new sink in the Oval Office? Will he promise not to molest the unpaid help in the White House? Ah... the memories of those glorious days of cigars and interns.
Riiiiiiight. That is why they have separate houses.
“I’d rather spend the night talking to her than anybody I can think of.”
Notice he didn’t mention sex.......”
That’s what I immediately thought too when I read that line! They are a joke...
She can’t throw blunt objects at his head when they talk on the phone.
And he has already shown that he WILL take a Lewinsky while he’s talking to people on the phone.
“If his wife wins the 2008 presidential election, would the former president sit in on cabinet meetings?”
He won’t have the time!!
He will be too busy getting B/J’s and launching cigars from/with the Whitehouse breeding stock.
It would be hilarious if someone could show that they were indeed apart on their precious 32nd anniversary.
This isn't your photo but it is an appropriate reminder and yes it is genuine:
"Only if asked," Clinton told Walters.
Follow-up question: Mr. President, did you ask your wife to sit in on any cabinet meetings? And did she?
And, oh, what was the issue and what did she contribute?
"Journalists" are witless hacks.
She won’t kick him to the curb, they can only take refuge from being compelled to testify against each other if they stay married, no?
They both know where the bodies are buried. She’d cast some spells to hope that Bubba has a heartattack.
If Bill Clinton is permitted to sit in on Cabinet Meetings, then there is no reason on earth that George W Bush couldn’t also sit in daily.
Imagine, Hillary holding her first cabinet meeting (which is not going to happen even if I have to drain my 401K).
She’s sitting there, ready to go, then Bill comes waltzing in, passing out cigars, swigging a martini...
“Hey, how ya doin?”
“Nice dress...we just need less of it.”
“Come on, let’s order pizza.”
One of the great talkers of history enters a 12 step program.
"Hi, my name is Bill and I pontificate."
Republicans will drool with anger while the left sighs, smokes a collective cigarette (was it good for you?), rolls over and goes back to sleep.
“I’d rather spend the night talking to her than anybody I can think of.” But when it comes to sex, I’d rather spend the night with anybody else.
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