Posted on 02/14/2008 2:51:44 PM PST by MindBender26
Latest HOT HOT HOT Rumor From Friends/Fiends/Network News Sources – Hillary To Quit Senate
As about 10 minutes ago, people are working this TOTALLY UNCONFIRMED rumor: Hillary will quit Senate.
Reasons are multiple:
1. A desperation attempt to show voters she is willing to “put everything on the line" to devote all her time and energy to her quest for Presidency.
2. To do something, anything, to change the almost universal headlines about her imploding campaign.
3. Portray herself as a “victim” yet again.
4. She never had much power or respect in the Senate anyway. All her power stemmed from her position as the presumptive nominee for President.
5. She has no desire to work in a job where, assuming her Presidential bid fails, she would be “equal” to 99 others.
6. In Senate, she is limited in what she can earn on lecture circuit. Out of Senate, she will command $100,000 to $250,000 per lecture, 10 to 60 times a year, be waited on hand and foot, and work only as hard as she wants to.
7. She can keep herself in the limelight as head of some foundation she creates, and answer to no one.
8. She can keep her private life, which has been greatly restricted for the last few months, as open or as secret as she wants.
9. She can do what she wants, with as much or as little alignment with Bill as she wants.
10, More than anything else, she was only ever in public life for the power it would bring her and her desire to drive America into a socialist state, and the failure of this campaign signals the end of much of her political power.
The general idea is that she would quit anyway for reasons listed, so why not do it now when there a chance, however slight and desperate, that it might reignite her campaign.
She's on a few committees, too. It's called dereliction of duty in real terms. She calls it electioneering.
Things that make you go. ... ... Hummmmmmmma?
If McCain was stupid enough to do this, he had better have a food tester available at all time, and double up on his SS details. He would be toast within a year.
One is an intelligent, clean, black orator.
The other is the smartest woman in the world who was duped by a 20 year old intern with a spotted blue dress.
Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine Obama as a real alternative nominee in 2008.
Out, out...damn spot.
He would be safe until Jan 21, 2011. At that point, the VP could constitutionally serve out the last two-years-minus-a-day of McCain's term, then run for two more terms on her own.
I think she’s hoping the rumor alone will give her, the poor dear, the sympathy swing she wants. Pathetic, that she, such a staunch feminist, would resort to symbolic tears to sway voters. Otoh, if she really does quit, it’s a break (if temporary) for her loyal NY subjects.
I don’t believe it. Hillary’s Senate seat is the number one basis of power for the Clintaglia’s. They won’t give it up. Look how well resigning from the Senate worked for Bob Dole and he had the nomination wrapped up.
Oh, gag, an turn of events I hadn't considered. Gee, no nepotism there... Oh, and her own wet dream - herself as potus (it deserves no capital letters for her) and Bill as senator. She must be giddy with anticipation. (going to barf now..)
Pop! went my dream:(
Yup, a classic publicity stunt, just to get her mentioned in the media. We'll see many more of these as the days roll by.
Who came up with this load of crap?
She won’t quit. Don’t expect it, don’t even hope for it, and for goodness sakes, don’t bet on it.
Well, there's only so much dry cleaning can do...oh THAT BO!
I have been asking this question....
If she loses this election, will she quit the senate?
I hope she does.. Get her the hell out of this state.
If I had the money I would run to fill her spot.
Sounds good.
We shall see.
Venezuela?
I think . . . Pluto would be too close.
Nah. Entertaining speculation over drinks, that’s all.
I’m not buying it.
No, maybe the rumor was out there to make news.
No one likes or cares about the b!t@h though. Her unlikable numbers are right there probably with Charlie Manson’s. I don’t see any of that changing much.
And if she quits the Senate now, loses the nomination to Obama, it will be easier for her to accept McCain’s invitation to run as his VP.
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