[FoxGirl]

I just keep thinking that Dole isn't the right person to be the counter-point to Clinton. Who else, though? Newt? Bill Bennett? Who?

[Old Professer]

BOB DORNAN

[mr.pink]

I just keep thinking that Dole isn't the right person to be the counter-point to Clinton.

You're absolutely right, he's not. He's just happy to be there...or anywhere in the public eye for that matter. I'd bet dollars to donuts 60 Minutes considered that in the "make Bubba look great" equation......after all, that's what this is all about....keeping Bubba front and center.

Who else, though? Newt? Bill Bennett? Who?

Not Bennett...too preachy and humorless, and too often overly enamored with his own sense of moral superiority for that environment IMHO.

Newt?...maybe....but which Newt would be getting. Newt the brilliant fighter/tactitian, or Neut the "onion" deprived?

IMHO, the only way to beat up Bubba on a weekly basis is with cutting humor delivered with a s#!t eatin' grin. I don't think we have any ex-politico's who have that quality....but I'll think on it.

Sorry this was such a long response, but I've got a big problem with the ex-president's un-ex-presidential style, and the fact that he's in full "Hillary & Me in `04" mode means he must be smacked down.

The "Shadow Government" that was bandied about semi-humorously post `00 election by the Dems was no joke to me.

[UnChained]

I just keep thinking that Dole isn't the right person to be the counter-point to Clinton. Who else, though? Newt? Bill Bennett? Who?

Dennis Miller

Admittedly there is a mismatching of relevance and gravitas between Clinton and Miller but I guess NBC thought that Clinton was the best they could do.