If not VP, what other role for Hillary?

[MindMatter]

I am one of many who believe that it would be a huge blunder to have Clinton on the ticket as VP, and do not believe Obama will make that mistake. That has nothing to do with the kind of campaign she has run. It is simply a view that she brings little in terms of ticket electability, and comes with huge negatives that could bring out 5 million GOP voters we really don't need to see on election day.

But setting that aside, I wouldn't be opposed to her having some other position of importance in the Obama administration if she would prefer that over being New York's senator. Does anybody know the process for replacing her if she resigns her seat? Would we likely replace her with a Democrat?

What cabinet positions would be good for Hillary? I could not see State or Defense personally, but would be interested in arguments for those or other positions.

[greguganus]

1. White House lawn needs a few more guard dogs. n/t

[ej510]

7. This is her role.

[Cha]

32. No where near the White House so

how about chairman of the dlc..she can take over harold ford's job.

[PoliticalAmazon]

56. "Chairman of the DLC" = EXCELLENT IDEA....

She's been schilling for them for years. Might as well run the organization.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Ambassador To South Africa

Or Bosnia.

[Schema Thing]

12. She could compliment the country on how hard-working it's whites are

[Unsane]

20. Antarctica

[msallied]

40. That graphic is soooo great!

[jakem]

43. New official role: 'Crazy Aunt Hilly'

Don't get her started on those educated minorities!

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I think she'd be good at the United Nations.

[redqueen]

9. The woman who thought it was a good idea to say "we could obliterate them"?!

Really?!

[no_hypocrisy]

18. Actually, it was Iran she wanted to obliterate. It was John Bolton

who wanted to obliterate the U.N.

And I concede to your point. That was tactless language and sentiment.

[redqueen]

19. Didn't imply she said that about the UN. We all know what she said,

and who she said it about.

[BlooInBloo]

45. The poster is obviously kidding. No one would suggest such a fuckwit idea.

[PoliticalAmazon]

59. NO. You think John Bolton was an asshat in the UN? Wait until you see Hillary!...

The problem is that Hillary has destroyed her own credibility. She's proven she is without ethical standards. She's not a good leader, immediately turning to force and "my way or the highway" because she knows no other way.

Our country has suffered 8 years of being humiliated internationally by Bush and his appointments/staff. We cannot risk further humiliation and fall in international opinion, which Hillary and her lying and ham-fisted approach would bring.

The world laughed their ass off at Hillary for her sniper-fire and Irish peace-talks lies. It was embarssing to be associated with her, even as simply a fellow American.

Hillary's has well earned her unsuitabiliy for any posiion of power or influence on behalf of the American people.

She would be better served working on behalf of the outsourcing corporations in India. Oops, thats what she's been doing. Perhaps she could restore some credibility if she was at least honest about the fact that she has been whoring her Senate position for India outsourcing companies, willingly putting Americans out of jobs as she sent American jobs to India.

[Lerkfish]

4. historical obscurity?

[cliffordu]

10. DING DING DING We have a winner!!!

thanks.

[redqueen]

16. I doubt that.

What she and Bill did to their legacy... that will be remembered a long time.

[Doityourself]

5. She can stay right where she is...no need to bring her into the inner circle

[Joe Chi Minh]

69. She could make cookies...

[Joe Chi Minh]

70. Inadvertent repetition.

[papau]

6. The Clinton supporters get nothing if Clinton not VP - just another "thanks I'll think about it" guy

[YOY]

8. Senator of NY sounds about right.

n.t.

[speedoo]

17. Not to this NYer.

I'll never vote for her again. Not for anything.

[Lady-Damai]

28. Ditto!

:spank:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

52. Ditto.

:hi:

[Genevieve]

84. Triple ditto. nt

[IndianaGreen]

11. Ambassador to Kosovo

She has proven herself as a strong sniper dodger.

[mmonk]

75. .

:rofl:

[Debi]

13. Other than Jr. Senator from New York?

Why does she need another role?

[Catch22Dem]

26. You beat me to it (n/t)

[TahitiNut]

14. Joe Lieberman's campaign manager?

:rofl:

[CK_John]

22. Why did Obama help him and not the democratic candidate in CT. n/t

[Orangepeel]

50. What are you talking about?

Once Lamont was the Democratic candidate, Obama strongly supported him.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. Running the Office of Election Year Forgotten Footnotes

[Overseas]

21. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE !! SENATE MAJORITY LEADER !! /nt

[greguganus]

48. yeah right. She gets nothing. Faillary Clinton. n/t

[invictus]

23. The perfect role for Hillary would be as McCain's VP on a neo-con unity ticket.

They could threaten to "obliterate" the entire Muslim world with nuclear weapons, promise to repeal the gas tax, and plan more free trade agreements together.

[Cruzan]

24. There must be a comfortable ash heap for her somewhere.

[ShortnFiery]

25. Dog Catcher in rural West Virginia.

:nuke:

[WA98070]

27. Secretary of the Interior, she has experience with shady land deals.

[MonkeyFunk]

37. You mean the one

they lost money on? And that republicans spent tens of millions investigating and found no wrong-doing?

Why is it now OK to spread these freeper lies on DU?

[verges]

29. Ladies room attendent

at the National Archives?

[nebula]

30. McCain's running mate

they are ideological soulmates.

[lojasmo]

31. dog catcher.

[totodeinhere]

33. Her best role for the short term should be to help Obama get elected.

However, she will probably just make a token effort to support Obama secretly hoping that he will lose so that she can run again in 2012. It will be similar to what happened in 2004 when she outwardly supported Kerry while at the same time she tried to sabotage his candidacy behind the scenes.

[williesgirl]

34. Senator from NY.

[Mass]

35. Is US Senator not important enough?

[casus belli]

36. I'm not convinced her behavior should be rewarded.

But, I'm willing to reserve my judgement to see how she behaves after she concedes the primary.

[NatBurner]

38. she could chair a committee

and get some sort of health care inititative passed-

a legacy is a legacy

call it the clinton bill, for all i care

[karynnj]

74. She cannot chair the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - the Chair is Kennedy

Who I think is has more than 30 years seniority on her - and actually has passed healthcare legislation.

HRC is a second term Senator - she likely does chair some subcommittee on something. She already has been a First Lady - why does she deserve a special consolation prize. No one else got one.

[snooper2]

39. Sec. of State makes most sense...

She can go overseas and "promote" America or whatever, and at the same time double as a library fundraiser for Billy





GOBAMA!

[AllentownJake]

41. She can compete with Romney

for Sec. of Looking good.

Despite what some of us think about her she's a good looking 60

[Catherina]

42. I'd like her to have a special cabinet role working on women's and children's issues

around the globe. I think she's a natural for it.

[Yukari Yakumo]

44. Being told to sit in her Senate seat and to behave herself. {nt}

uguu

[Shoelace]

53. uh huh, like a good little girl

wow, the sexist comments are alive and well in this thread. Congrats!

[Yukari Yakumo]

60. In all honesty...

Someone needs to put her in a timeout.

BTW, just what part of my post is sexist?

[Harry Monroe]

65. Uh, how is being told to "behave" sexist?

You added the "like a good little girl". Now being told to behave is what you may say to a child. She is acting like a spoiled child because she is not getting her way, but I fail how to see how that is sexist.

[Shoelace]

68. turn it around

if I said that Obama's best place should be "Being told to sit in HIS Senate seat and to behave HIMSELF" how would that sound to you?

To me that would sound racist as hell and I'd never say anything close or even think such a thing. To me, being a woman, even without the "good little girl" added, it sounds like a very sexist remark but it sure isn't the only one here.

Sexism, ageism are the last bastions of bigotry yet to be effectively challenged these days.

[Yukari Yakumo]

72. You're a friggin idiot who's grasping at straws here. {nt}

uguu

[Shoelace]

73. thanks, you just proved my point

that Obama supporters are his worst enemies! They appear to have no sense of how to garner support for him from those who have or voted in their primaries yet and are undecided like myself.
By calling someone, anyone a "frigging idiot" does nothing to "unite" anybody and disrespects Obama's call for unity and change.


It would disingenuous to continue to dis the nearly 17 million HRC supporters who are needed for Obama to win in November.

[Harry Monroe]

79. It STILL sounds like you're scolding a child

How you get racist out of that is beyond me. :shrug:

Now if he was told, "Sit in your Senate seat and behave yourself, boy!", I can see how that would be racist.

I still don't see how telling someone to behave themselves is racist or sexist in any way shape or form.

[MindMatter]

90. Well maybe if you said,

Senator Obama, go sit in your seat -- IN THE BACK OF THAT BUS OVER THERE. Maybe that would be racist. But I don't get it otherwise.

[Shoelace]

91. it feels to me like it would be condescending to both

but in deference to party unity which is going to win us the Whitehouse in November, I'd love to see both sides knock off the snide remarks, sexist, racist, or otherwise and yes, maybe I'm being way too sensitive here.
If so, my higher self will come down and smite me! :grouphug:

[Stop Cornyn]

46. Appoint Hillary to the Supreme Court (she'd dirve some of those bastards into early retirement)

[msallied]

49. Yes, a politician in the Supreme Court! That'll be GREAT!

:sarcasm:

[Stop Cornyn]

57. You think John Roberts isn't a politician? I'd like to chat with you about investing in a timeshare.

They are all politicians. You don't rise to the top position in one of the three branches of government without being a politician. Besides, Earl Warren was a "politician" (Governor of California) and he turned out to be a good egg.

[Joe Chi Minh]

71. Didn't you even see the sarcasm note?

[GarbagemanLB]

47. We should set up an embassy in North Korea and have her head it.

[Orangepeel]

51. Why wouldn't she want to stay a Senator? It's a good gig.

[DefenseLawyer]

54. I'd tap her for Secretary of Shut the Fuck Up n/t

[msallied]

58. ...

:rofl:

[Occam Bandage]

55. Senators are extraordinarily important. That's a good place for her.

[dailykoff]

61. Ambassador to Palookaville.

One-way ticket. Thanks NanceGreggs! :hi:

[book_worm]

62. She could take on the role of "Mrs. Whipple" in TV commercials for Charmin toilet tissue

"Don't Squeeze the Charmin."

[SoCalDem]

63. She can go back to her JOB.. as NY senator

and if she likes, she can start digging up dirt on Patterson, so she can become Governor..


she can do whatever she wants..as long as I don;t have to look at her or listen to her...ever again

[Why Syzygy]

64. Embassy position in Iraq. They are having trouble filling those positions. Wide open.

[enki23]

66. another vote for "senator from new york"

and at some point, not improbably moving on up to senate majority (or, godlessness forbid, minority) leader.

[Harry Monroe]

67. Janitor at the Capitol

She's earned it.

[mmonk]

76. I prefer SUPREME COURT.

[OmahaBlueDog]

81. I've always thought that was the job she really wanted

[rox63]

77. I think she'd make a fine Sec. of Health and Human Services

Or she could stick with her current job of Junior Senator from NY.

[VotesForWomen]

78. not VP; when O loses in Nov, at least Hill will still be viable in 2012. she should just stay in the

Senate until 2012.

[Clear Blue Sky]

80. A footnote in a history book...

[papapi]

82. Wicked Witch of the East?

[Colobo]

83. Senate Majority Leader.

[Rowdyboy]

85. Very likely

And could make an Obama presidency very interesting.

[jeff30997]

86. She'll have her own Broadway musical...

Based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita and she will sing:

Don't cry for me Americaaaa!

[krawhitham]

87. Dog Catcher

[madrchsod]

88. senator from new york....

why should she have a cabinet position?

[woolldog]

89. Ambassador to Timbucktu?

:shrug:

[GoneOffShore]

92. Ambassador to Outer Mongolia

As far away from DC and American politics as possible.

Maybe Ambassador to Mars?

[Yukari Yakumo]

93. Ambassador to Bosnia. {nt}

uguu

[GoneOffShore]

94. So she can duck more snipers?

[TexasObserver]

95. She could be the Ambassador to

...Get the Fuck Outta here and don't come back!!

Seriously, she has no role in the next administration. She's poison, and not to be trusted.

She needs to take her big ass back to New York and run for governor.

[BringBigDogBack]

96. McCain's VP.