Hillary wants to wait until '08, but she may be called on sooner

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | May 4, 2003 | ROBERT NOVAK

[budwiesest]

I think the(re) is a better possibility that Hillary could (be) named the Vice President nominee

I agree, this would be the most prudent approach but I wonder how desperate she might be to grab the brass ring. Riding in at the last minute to 'save the day' could allow her to escape close examination as well. A couple of appearances on Letterman with softball questions (given in advance, of course) could help also.

[PoisedWoman]

the Democratic Party will go into its July convention in Boston without a clear winner ...Here looms the brokered convention that journalists and other political junkies have dreamed about for half a century.... Enter Hillary.

I've said all along that the reason there are so many candidates fielded by the DNC is to set up exactly this scenario. Hitlery does not have to expose her stupidity by engaging in debates before the convention and would come in as the popular savior of her party. If GWB's polls are down by convention time, this will be exactly what will happen. If his poll numbers remain strong, the Dems will field any old sacrificial candidate and get to work on 08.

[who knows what evil?]

Remember the words of Linda Tripp: "Eight years for him; eight years for her...that's the plan".

[who knows what evil?]

Remember the words of Linda Tripp: "Eight years for him; eight years for her...that's the plan".

[Consort]

• She has to be on the ticket (Pres or Veep) in order to get to the White House.
• If she doesn't run in 2004 and Bush loses, she will not successfully challenge an incumbent Democrat president in 2008.
• That means she will have to wait about ten years from now just to run for the presidency.
• If the incumbent Democrat screws up in the 1st or 2nd term, a Republican will likely win 2008 or 2012, whichever is applicable.
• That means she would to wait an additional 4 or 8 years.
• I don't think she wants to wait that long. Yes? No?

[mass55th]

"Nevertheless, Hillary could be propelled, without her volition, into next year's presidential election."

Who does this person think they're kidding? Hillary has never done anything without her own volition. Oh, she will plant the seeds in other people's heads, just so it doesn't look like it's come from her, but the woman is a snake, and no one makes a move without her approval. I've said it for quite a while now, that Hillary might run in 2004, especially if it is made to look that the masses demand her to, to save the party. She wants to be President alright, but if she can be President and have people beg her to run, and be looked upon as the heroine of the party, that's even better. I wouldn't count her out in 2004...no, not at all.

[NYDave]

Good point about the jobs being "outsourced". I was part of a project which was outsourced to India. The Indian firm was TATA. They are very smart and capable people. I don't know what the solution is. The Indians and all of the other third world country folks are becoming highly educated and work for a fraction of what American workers demand. "Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be programmers" THEY WON'T FIND JOBS!!! Systems analysis, computer programming, tax accounting, securities analysis, engineering, etc., etc. is all being outsourced overseas.
God bless America.

[rwfromkansas]

Perhaps, but do you realize just how crafty this woman is????

That said, only 40 percent of the vote is a blowout in a Presidential election.

[rwfromkansas]

I would support a civil war if she is elected.

[AmericaUnited]

Perhaps, but do you realize just how crafty this woman is????

Yes, pure unadulterated evil. She makes Saddam look like an eagle scout. But 911 blew the fog off of many people and exposed her and and her ilk. She's naked!

[gcruse]

[doug from upland]

Novak has been lurking. I have said for some time that she could emerge from the convention as the nominee, never have had to spend any money or be bloodied by the other candidates. If all else failed, the candidate in the lead would be blackmailed or whacked.

[Jim Noble]

There is a reason she ran in NY and not her home state of IL or her old residence of AR; and that is that NY is something like 3-1 democrats to GOP in voter registration. Plus the NY news media did not ask her one serious question the whole time and basically acted like an arm of her PR team

Hillary ran behind Gore in NYC and Buffalo. She ran behind Schumer's 1998 numbers there, as well.

She was elected by upstate (Bush country) women.

You do have women where you live, don't you?

And do you suppose the national news media won't be worse than the NY news media? You know they will.

Hillary has a huge hidden vote, and she is a very serious threat.

[Grand Old Partisan]

You're right.