What role would Bill Clinton have in a Hillary administration?

Herman Munster

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Mon Dec-04-06 06:40 PM
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What role would Bill Clinton have in a Hillary administration?

I can't think of anyone more qualified to be secretary of state. Would there be anything forbidding a former president to serve in such a capacity?

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peace13

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Mon Dec-04-06 06:44 PM
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1. Not to be rude but

Edited on Mon Dec-04-06 06:49 PM by peace13

he could handle all af Pappy Bush's important requests. They seem to be good friends. Peace on earth, kim

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angstlessk

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Mon Dec-04-06 06:49 PM
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2. Ambassador to the UN...n/t

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sweetpotato

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Mon Dec-04-06 06:54 PM
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3. He'll be too busy decorating the White House, having tea in the Rose Garden

and all those other First Lady duties.

I wonder what his inaugural gown would look like. Will it clash with the others on display at the Smithsonian?

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loyalsister

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Mon Dec-04-06 06:54 PM
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4. If Hillary has any self respect....

First husband.

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Orsino

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Mon Dec-04-06 06:58 PM
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5. Secretary of State, or UN Ambassador. n/t

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Alamom

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Mon Dec-04-06 07:03 PM
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6. I agree. ............A Secretary of State most of the world knows and

repects already.....maybe we could reclaim some of the allies and friends throughout the world we've lost over the last 6 years.

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FormerDittoHead

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Mon Dec-04-06 07:23 PM
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7. How about "acting President"? n/t

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Big Kahuna

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Mon Dec-04-06 07:25 PM
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8. First Lady?

:rofl:

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AnnInLa

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Mon Dec-04-06 07:27 PM
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9. I don't think he should have any official position

at all. (Not that he isn't capable of doing any job, but...)

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DemoDemoCratCrat

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Mon Dec-04-06 08:07 PM
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15. I agree.

There is successful precedent for nepotism in the Executive Branch (JFK/RFK) but it's a bad idea in general.
The Clinton case is especially bad because he was, after all, impeached. How bad it would be politically if he made a serious mistake! There's no job that he could do that someone else couldn't also do.

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knitter4democracy

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Mon Dec-04-06 08:17 PM
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17. Being First Gentleman is position enough.

He'd do fund raisers, which he's good at, social calls, parties, poetry readings, and a lot of other things he's good at. Why give him a different job than host of the dinners, etc.?

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MannyGoldstein

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Mon Dec-04-06 07:35 PM
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10. Head of The RNC

'nuff said.

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WinkyDink

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Mon Dec-04-06 07:53 PM
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11. President? Hee.

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BattyDem

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Mon Dec-04-06 07:59 PM
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12. Well ... I don't think he should have any official position because ...

female spouses of male presidents have never had any official position, so why should the male spouse of a female president have one? However, I do think that having Bill Clinton as nothing more than the "President's husband" is a waste of the man's intelligence and experience. (To be fair, I also thought it was a waste of Hillary's intelligence for her to be nothing more than the "President's wife" simply because that was expected of her.) If Hillary is elected, Bill should independently pursue peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts, like Jimmy Carter has - he should not be a part of Hillary's administration.

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Kelly Rupert

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Mon Dec-04-06 08:01 PM
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13. Ambassador to the UN.

Chief of Staff (insert fellatio joke)

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cynatnite

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Mon Dec-04-06 08:03 PM
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14. He'd have a platform as other spouses of presidents have in the past...

Poverty, AIDS or something like that. He'd make a hell of an impact. :loveya: Bigdog

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frustrated_lefty

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Mon Dec-04-06 08:11 PM
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16. Intern tester-outer?

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