One of many troubling things about another Clinton presidency is the question : Who would really be in charge ? A major reason why the Clinton Administration was such a disaster in 1993 and 1994 was because of the heavy involvement of Hillary in the day to day running and workings of the White House. More than Mrs. Wilson who (along with Colonel House) kept up the illiusion that Woodrow was in charge ; more than Eleanor Roosevelt and far more than any other First Lady. She botched the Health Care Task Force; the A.G. nominees; Travelgate and helped precipitate a bunch of other mini-scandals and brouhahas. Veterans of the White House during those first two years ALL say that lines of communication were tangled and lines of authority were blurred so that it was literally unclear at times WHO was really President.
AFTER the Dems lost both houses of Congress in 1994 ; Hillary was put in the background and Bill had a pretty good run including getting re-elected in 1996 UNTIL the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke in early 1998. That resulted directly from Bill listening to Hillary and NOT settling the Paula Jones case when he could have and should have.
Based on Bill's behavior during the last month or so it is looking like there will be a disturbingly reminiscent repeat of 1993 and 1994 in a Hillary White House. Bill is not just "helping out"; he is all over this campaign. It is hard to imagine that should Hillary actually get elected, that he will just gracefully slide into the background and let her take the reins. It runs counter to everything we have seen and heard from Bill and is contrary to every bone in his body. He's a Leo. A leader. He craves the spotlight and can't live without it. It's going to make policy-making very difficult ; generate confusion in foreign affairs and is incredibly fertile ground for all sorts of lobbying scandals- wine and dine Bill with plenty of pretty dancing girls to get entre to Hillary. We KNOW something like that; something along those lines is almost GUARANTEED
to happen if Hillary gets in.
Right now Bill is fulfilling his function as Hillary's attack dog by chomping on Obama's ankles and Hillary can at least TRY and claim that she is not responsible for everything he says. What about when she is President and Bill continues his role as attacker in chief of Hillary's political rivals and foes ? What if he pokes his nose into some ultra-sensitive national security issue- Korea ? ; Iran ?; Russia ? China ? Cuba ? The possibilities for mischief are endless and potential for disaster all too apparent.
History has taught that someone must be in charge with emphasis on the "ONE". Divided monarchies and power sharing arrangements do NOT work. Struggle and conflict is inevitable. How can we afford that for the first year or two of a Hillary Presidency? Hillary has acknowledged this very issue and problem by admitting : "We made a LOT of mistakes in 1993 and 1994." I contend that the world is MUCH more dangerous NOW than it was then and that we cannot afford a repeat of a Clinton " 2 for 1 " Co-Presidency.






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