| Show Two for the price of one Commentary With Hillary Clinton leading in most of the polls it is looking more and more likely that she may be the presidential nominee forthe for forthe forthe the Democratic Party As a result questions as to what role former President Bill Clinton would have in the new Clinton White House are beginning to surface It goes without saying that her husband former President Bill Clinton has been a positive influence on Hillary's campaign Since his departure from the White House Bill Clinton's popularity has so grown with the American people that he now has a status equivalent to that of ofa a superstar His volunteer work with former President George HW V. Bush after the horrific tsunami on Christmas Eve 2005 and again after Hurricane Katrina have endeared Bill Clinton to people all over the world Both former presidents now enjoy poll ratings that are arc re higher than they were at at the time they left office I If f elected Hilary would woul d be in a position to appoint te t her husband to any anyone on one e t t of the various cabinet positions providing that he did not receive a salary One of the possibilities for Bill Clinton if Hillary were to win the presidency would be that of a foreign policy advisor Bill Clinton's experiences with foreign leaders and his keen grasp of Middle East politics would certainly qualify him for this position Another possibility would be that of Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Clinton is well respected throughout the world and has a good rapport with mast of the worlds world's leaders some of whom have been considered our enemies after having voiced great concern over our current foreign policies Critics of Hillary Clinton have stated their concerns concerns' about which role Bill Clinton would take in a Hillary Clinton administration As her popularity increases they become more and more vocal insinuating that Bill Clinton would then become president by proxy Furthermore her I. I n detractors have expressed their disdain for her individual qualifications by implying that she is riding the Bill Clinton popularity wave and claiming that her credits do not merit her election to the most powerful elected office in inthe inthe inthe the world Hillary's supporters on the other hand point out that her performance as the Senator from the State of New York has proven her herto herto herto to be intelligent thoughtful and always prepared The only demerit that could be attributed to her would be beher beher beher her vote to authorize the president to take us to war warin warin warin in Iraq and her failure to denounce it by maintaining that there never would have been a vote if i f we knew then what we know now Given climate the Democrats are in a great position to take the White House but no matter how you look at it with the election of Hillary Clinton the country would be getting two for the price of one Floyd W. W Masters 9 |
