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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 09:17 AM
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If Hillary finagles the nomination somehow, her VP would be 3rd fiddle
after Bill. That's really not a desirable role. Really, she might as well just have Bill as her VP because it will be them running everything.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 09:22 AM
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1. He's not eligible
having already served two terms as President: "but no person ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to the office of Vice President".

Besides, he'd have to pull a Cheney and move* back to Arkansas, or risk losing NY's sizable bloc of electoral votes.
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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 09:22 AM
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2. VP has never been a particular powerful position anre really not number two
Cheney is the real exception and Al Gore had a portfolio but no real power.

The real power behind the throne is usually Chief of Staff andI would not wish that on anyone with bill wandering the halls looking for something to do.
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madaboutharry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 09:23 AM
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3. I have had the same thought.
If Hillary makes it all the way to the White House, the VP would be overshadowed by Bill Clinton. At least, that is the way it looks to me. Bill Clinton has such a large personality.
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1awake Donating Member (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 09:27 AM
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4. In the scenario with Hillary winning
I think she should do this:

VP: Obama
AG: Edwards
UN Rep: Bill (assuming he can get classified security level)
Sec. of State: Clarke


Thats all I got right now.
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