Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Clintonian Toofer

Two-for-one. Great deal, right? I don't think so...

From David Boaz at Cato:

"To a Southerner of a certain age, Bill Clinton's vigorous campaign to elect his wife to the office he once held brings back memories of George Wallace's 1966 campaign to elect his wife, Lurleen, governor of Alabama and of their ensuing co-governorship.

Like Clinton, Wallace could not run again because of term limits. Early in Lurleen Wallace's term, it was reported that when people called the governor's office and asked to speak to "the governor," the receptionists would cheerfully ask, "Gov. George or Gov. Lurleen?"...

..."The problem facing the Clintons in 2008 is that those old rules no longer apply. Today, "two presidents for the price of one" sounds like a recipe for confusion. Do we really want White House callers being asked, "President Bill or President Hillary?""

I didn't think Bill should have been impeached, what a waste of time and resources. But, I don't want him back in the White House with lots of time on his hands either, if you know what I'm talking about (I'm not going to say anything, but you can read about it in his book....hers, too!)