people keep talking about "high level cabinet positions" for Clinton... but what would she even accept?

Sec of State? very doubtful, IMO... that's just a mouthpiece for the president, and all you do is go around gladhanding foreign heads of state... not really her style, and it wouldn't be historical: Madeline Albright already pioneered that path, and Condi Rice has made it seem almost mundane.

Attorney General? doubt that too. she's qualified, but i dont think being "top cop" is her thing either. it wouldnt be an historical first either: there'd always be the inevitable comparisons to Janet Reno.

Health and Human Services? that would be more her style (health care) but the position hardly commands any real power for creating the sweeping changes that she'd want to architect.

Some newly created position, just for her? like "Health Care Czar" or something like that? A position of real power where she would be the architect of the new healthcare changes she's advocated for decades? would she want such a job, or take it if offered?

or would she just remain: Senior Senator from New York and become an icon of the Dem Party, perhaps rising to President (or Minority Leader) of the Senate and establishing her prominence there for life. Or perhaps becoming a chief Democratic critic of the Obama Administration and mounting another campaign in 2012? But if Obama is successful, she'd have to wait until 2016! ... that's an awfully long time and a lot of unknowns. she'd be almost 70 years old in 8 years.

my favorite choice: US Supreme Court Justice. it seems like a perfect spot. she's completely qualified, and nothing would gall the conservative Repugnicans more than that. it would also remove the potential of her being a competitor against Obama in 4 years. but it wouldn't be a "first"... O'connor and Ginsberg have already been-there-done-that. her position there wouldnt be historical in any sense, and John Roberts will always outrank her and likely outlive her. it'd be an awesome role, but one kind of relegated to the back pages, most of the time. i'm not sure if it's something she would want.






[Edited on August 29, 2008 at 4:52 PM. Reason : 2116, dur.]

8/29/2008 4:45:06 PM

She's got my vote if we both live to 2116.


In all seriousness I think she could be most effective and prominent following the Ted Kennedy model as a major player in the Senate.

8/29/2008 4:48:52 PM

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"She's got my vote if we both live to 2116."

I doubt I'll live to be 136 years old

8/29/2008 4:50:17 PM

bah! hahah fuckers

okay, im going to go edit my post from 2116 to 2016, now

8/29/2008 4:52:14 PM

I think liberal lion of the Senate as a successor to what Ted Kennedy has been is a serious option for her, but I think the US Supreme Court Justice position would be an excellent juxtaposition to McCain's VP pick. Choosing a woman for VP who is against a lot of women's rights, or choosing a President & Vice President who support women's rights who would put Hillary into a position where she could protect them would make it clear which party stands for what.

8/29/2008 4:53:19 PM

i think her position in Obama's administration will be defacto 2012 Democratic nominee

8/29/2008 4:53:30 PM

i thought she was the junior senator from new york, not senior?

8/29/2008 6:28:28 PM

she would get sec of state (even though she would be terrible at it) if she fetched water on this Palin thing

8/29/2008 6:34:24 PM

^^I prefer to call her the junior senator of New York, since she's from Illinois and lived much of her life in Arkansas

8/29/2008 6:50:14 PM

nah....Senate Majority Leader...in return for the incredible campaigning we all know the Clinton's can do.

8/29/2008 6:58:10 PM

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"the Clinton's can do"

what makes you think Bill is gonna be big in the campaign knowing that he won't be living in the White House whereas he might be after 2012?

8/29/2008 7:06:14 PM

What makes you think he'll sit around and keep his mouth shut?

8/29/2008 8:32:23 PM

he's lived in the white house and experienced presidential power before...for 8 years...if hillary got elected, he would again get to live in the white house and have the ear of the president, his wife...with obama he gets none of that

have you learned nothing of how relentless and power hungry the clintons are? sure they both endorsed barack, anything else would fuck the party as a whole, but i think they've got their eyes on 2012 if mccain wins, or 2016 if obama wins

8/29/2008 8:34:23 PM

I don't think she's got to worry about a cabinet position because for that to happen Obama would have to be elected.

8/29/2008 8:36:45 PM

They may go Hillary '12 or '16 but not at the expense of not promoting a democrat win this election. He'll campaign for him, whether or not he really likes him.

Plus, I don't see Ole Bill turning down any open bar charity event with young interns running around...

8/29/2008 8:38:07 PM

lol at the interns aspect

i definitely think they want to promote a democrat, but i look at it like this

if obama wins, hillary gets a place in the administration, probably bill too, regardless of who wins in 2012, obama will be Dem incumbant candidate, Hillary waits 8 years to run

if mccain wins, hillary goes ahead and starts planning for 2012, doesnt have current admin position, but actually gets to be the Dem frontrunner in 2012, 4 whole years earlier

wouldnt shock me

8/29/2008 8:41:59 PM

I guess....I just don't think he's really interested in it that much anymore.

I don't really see him taking any administrative position in Obama's campaign either.

The Clinton Foundation keeps him pretty busy....not to mention his speaking events, but they are the clintons...who knows what they'll do

8/29/2008 8:47:45 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdloPRuWR_4

8/29/2008 8:51:35 PM

"Hillary I'm looking forward to you advising me as well"

that was strong...hillary pwnt by obama

8/29/2008 8:54:43 PM

Obama needs to have Biden commit suicide and fast, maybe a family emergency, a disease or something else that gets him off the ticket...getting Hillary on it is his only hope to have any chance at McCain-Palin.

8/30/2008 1:03:30 AM

rawr

8/30/2008 12:56:14 PM

McCain should have picked Hilary

that would have been a monster ticket

8/30/2008 1:10:30 PM

^Except for rallying the conservative base, who absolutely despise her.

8/30/2008 4:28:27 PM

^^ a Democrat-Republican ticket. Think about what you're saying.

8/30/2008 4:54:51 PM

my mom and sisters were gonna vote for obama until he picked biden. they're voting palin/mcold now. pwnt.


i doubt hillary is gonna listen to obama for shit, nor take a job from him, she can hold her own as a senator or governor if she wanted.

8/30/2008 4:57:53 PM

your mom and sisters are retards, and now i see where you got it from.

8/30/2008 9:18:22 PM

yep, they just figured out that a government run hospital system would be awesome just like our SUPER educational systems.

pwnt motherfucker. and stfu attacking ppl personally. your a shit wit without a president representing you for 3/4 of your life. i guess i understand your anger.

oh and tell your mom that she should've exercised her abortion beliefs before she blew you out onto the floor.

and about my family: i guess all their mccain votes will cancel out your vote into oblivion. lol. sucks to be you.

8/30/2008 10:00:30 PM

lol

8/30/2008 10:04:46 PM

^^ You won't be lolling if your brother dies in McCain's "hundred" year war.

8/30/2008 10:08:49 PM

bullshit. they just drew up pullout plans this weekend. go read some before you go bashing your own party.

wow. we've all just turned into a bunch of abortioning inbreed inparty fighters and cocksuckers. it just warms my heart to know that cindy sheehan and a guy with relations to william ayers and black panther leader represent my political party.

fuck that. i'm sick of it. oh but at least we invented the internets to fuck with each other online about it everyday!Y!Y!Y! YAYAYAY. let's go suck each others cocks and talk about gay rights now!!:!:!

8/30/2008 10:20:26 PM

oh and if you want details, his entire division has been called home and won't be returning. god, and to think i would expect a fellow liberal to know a damn thing about our military. WRONG AGAIN.

so take your 100 year war horseshit and every other talking point from defenderofthecocksuckermovement.com and shove it up your ass.


[Edited on August 30, 2008 at 10:24 PM. Reason : .]

8/30/2008 10:21:44 PM

meow.

rrrawr.

pffft, pffft.

meow.

everyone welcome the new e-tuff guy.


by the way, dipshit, your inbred family's votes wont cancel mine. my state will go Obama regardless.

8/31/2008 1:06:36 AM

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"his entire division has been called home and won't be returning."

Let's just hope a certain presidential candidate isn't blindly gung-ho about Iran.

8/31/2008 1:16:59 AM

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"Hillary Clinton's future in Obama Administration "

for her recommendation, she got her bills paid. accepting any position weakens her future standing, if there is one.

8/31/2008 1:24:04 AM

so which SCJ is getting ready to die or step down that would even give hillary a shot at being nominated for such a position?

8/31/2008 1:31:50 AM

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"^^ a Democrat-Republican ticket. Think about what you're saying."

lol...i know

i was just being stupid

8/31/2008 9:20:15 AM

^ there are 5 SCJs who will be over 70 years old when the new pres is sworn in.

2 of them, Stevens and Kennedy, are widely expected to resign some time within the new pres' first administration.

there very well may be more. but it think it's definite that there will be at least 2.

8/31/2008 7:46:08 PM

5 Justices over the age of 70?

8/31/2008 7:51:24 PM

fdr tried to create additional seats.

these are just existing seats.



[Edited on August 31, 2008 at 8:00 PM. Reason : ]

8/31/2008 7:59:16 PM

wonder what position Obama's terrorist buddy will get in his potential administration

9/1/2008 6:16:24 PM

homeland security

9/1/2008 6:26:15 PM

LAWL!!!

9/1/2008 6:54:01 PM

^^^^I know, I was just trying to make a joke.

9/2/2008 12:11:34 AM

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"wonder what position Obama's terrorist buddy will get in his potential administration"

how many fucking threads are you going to spout this shit? I'd like to think you have something more than that to try to make a case against obama.

just sayin....the horse is pretty dead.

9/2/2008 12:29:05 AM

yep. Definitely nothing to worry about when there are terrorists in an Obama administration. Let's talk about sluts!!!

9/2/2008 8:43:44 AM

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"or would she just remain: Senior Senator from New York and become an icon of the Dem Party"

pretty sure she can't remain the SENIOR senator, since she is currently JUNIOR

[Edited on September 2, 2008 at 1:45 PM. Reason : ]

9/2/2008 1:44:52 PM

eh, whatever. my point was, that she'll eventually be senior.

9/2/2008 2:53:36 PM

one thing is certain. she's def [old]

9/2/2008 2:54:51 PM

you're about a sharp as bag of hammers, ain'tcha?

9/2/2008 9:45:17 PM

sharp as a bag of hammers. lol, yeh i'm gonna use that one in public. hehehe

9/2/2008 9:47:10 PM