Posted on 05/30/2003 2:38:11 PM PDT by kattracks
The decision by Bill and Hillary Clinton to keep a high profile going into next year's presidential campaign amounts to a "conscious effort" by the former first couple to make sure that no Democrat wins the White House in 2004.
That's the stunning assessment from political strategist Dick Morris, who said Thursday that the Clintons actually want to see Bush re-elected so he can retire just when Mrs. Clinton is ready to run for the White House herself in 2008.
"There is a conscious effort going on by the Clintons to distract attention from the current field of candidates," Morris told nationally syndicated radio host Sean Hannity. "They do not want a Democrat to win in '04."
"They want Bush to be re-elected," the former Clinton adviser explained. "And that way they want Hillary to be able to run for an open seat."
"If Bush lost and a Democrat were elected, then obviously [Hillary] would have to support him in '08," he noted.
"She couldn't run until 2012. She'd be 65 years old and would have been out of office for 12 years. It's kind of hard at that point to keep the bloom on the rose and be able to run."
Morris said that Bill Clinton wants to maintain his role as spokesman for the Democratic Party so he can "trivialize and minimize the Democratic candidates" and thereby keep the Oval Office open for Hillary.
Another indication that the former first couple would like to see their own party defeated in the next presidential election, said Morris, is the fact that "[Clinton's] big fund-raising guns have not signed up with any of these other guys."
Democratic strategist Susan Estrich offered partial support for Morris' theory last week, complaining that the Clintons were actually hurting other Democratic presidential candidates with their high-profile antics.
"The Clintons suck up every bit of the available air," the one-time Dukakis campaign manager observed. "Nothing is left for anyone else. They are big, too big. That's the problem."
"The 2004 candidates need a chance to get some attention," she added. "Could somebody please tell [the Clintons] to shut up?"
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Generally, the second terms of even popular presidents have not been as successful as the first.
Think of Ronald Reagan's second term: the Democrats were more effective in thwarting him, and also had time to scrounge up a scandal ("Iran-Contra"), which, however, phoney, did do some damage to Reagan and the Republican Party.
So a less effective Bush second term would tee up the ball nicely for the Dems. (Not that I think Hillary has a chance of a snowball in h*ll of being elected.)
I believe it was Dr. Johnson who said "The outer is the inner revealed."
Why ever not? Hasn't he shown himself to be exactly the kind of leader one wants in wartime?
After 9/11? Why not?
Well then, I'd say that we here in FreeperLand are providing this country a tremendous service by exposing The Rodhamiester to the light. All we have to do is keep lifting them rocks.
In service till the end.
God Bless America
And SAVE us from
those Clintons!
...If HILLARY were waiting for 2008 to run for President...
...then why is TED KENNEDY allowing 40 year old JFK SeXual Secrets to become public just to enhance BILL CLINTON's image...
...with a Presidential Election looming just ahead for HILLARY..?"
You better believe that Hillary Rodham Clinton is freaked out that there are places like Free Republic and groups like Judicial Watch eyeing her every move!
If we let up on Hillary, thinking "her time" has not yet come, this will be a big mistake!
Keep up the Heat, and if the Hildebeast can be put off until 2008, it'll be because of American's fighting against her, and NOT because of any other reason!
Hillary in 2004.
It's ONLY one year away.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The ENEMY Within
We should have impeached Hillary
instead of Bill.
Good thinking Bill, but only if it works against your risky schemes and plotting.
Don't fall for that! Two Terms is all a President gets!
Don't EVER open the door for Bill Clinton to return!
Truly, the Clinton's ARE Evil.
But she's wicked enough to WANT to be the AC.
Poor Hillary... if only
she'd been born a man, she could
have been the Anti-Christ!
Life just isn't fair.
She's ready to hit the campaign trail
as soon as she gets Bush into serious trouble.
Tricky Hillary
Always one step ahead.
...would be if something really BIG were to happen to turn everything upside down out there in our Country.
Buckle Up and STAY TUNED
Wait a minute! How the heck can Bill Clinton propose any legislation!
Hillary was Bill's Co-President and now Bill is Hillary's Co-Senator!
Drats!
I hate 2-for-1 Scams!!!
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