Andrew Sullivan: Hillary’s military campaign for the presidency

The Sunday Times ^ | May 11, 2003 | Andrew Sullivan

[MadIvan]

Frightening.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Cagey]

(And if Bush is re-elected, she won’t even have an incumbent vice-president, because Dick Cheney won’t run.)

This fact has her salivating all over herself.

[LS]

This sounds quite reasonable to me: it smacks of Clinton strategy, which occasionally takes the longer-run view.

The fly in the ointment is Jeb. I think the message Bush is sending with Cheney is, "don't get exicted. No veep is going to walk into the presidency."

Jeb, on the other hand, may have a powerful constituency by then. His greatest drawback (and his greatest strength) is that he is W's brother. As such, I don't know how receptive Americans would be to an unbroken family dynasty. And that scares me. That opens just enough of a crack in the door for Hillary to squeeze one of those thunderous ankles through.

[DD938]

I don't care when she runs, she'll never make it. The country simply does not trust her.

[Notforprophet]

You are right about that. I wish somehow we could get Condi Rice as Veep in 2004, or even appointed so before 2008. Nothing against Richard Cheney, he's great. But a Rice vs. Clinton matchup in 2008 would be a grand thing to see.

Ivan thanks for the post.

NFP

[annyokie]

[bayareablues]

she chills me to my bones. this republic has survived alot, but I'm not so sure about someone as cunning and totally devoid conscience as she.

We can fiddle and tee-hee, but this could truly happen if we are not careful. If you want to experience the world according to hillary, examine carefully California governance and its results. Only thing missing is "universal" healthcare.

[demlosers]

President Hellery is a nightmare!

[Timesink]

Republicans are alternately salivating at the prospect and dreading it. Hillary mobilises the Republican base more effectively than an evangelical rally on an aircraft carrier. But she is also a canny politician, like her husband. And there is the slight chance that she could prevail.

So slight that if we allow her to win, we DESERVE her.

[Ronin]

Very very frightening....

I think the GOP needs to reexamine its long-term strategy with this in mind and think seriously about how we are going to counter Hillary.

The message out of Washington now is that Cheney is locked in for the VP slot in 2004, and I must admit that I am very fond of him, but I am not sure that this is a good policy if we plan to hold on to our gains in 2008.

One thing we must not do is underestimate the Hildebeast.

[MEG33]

The nightmare continues. Her ability to mount a national campaign is not tested. Envision Hillary in a flight suit!(sorry,couldn't resist!..~;^)

[Bringbackthedraft]

2008 Rice/Powell vs. Clinton/Sharpton Now there's the ticket.

[Cagey]

I don't care when she runs, she'll never make it.

I heard those same words a hundred times when she ran for Senator from New York. Then she went on to win even the normally Republican areas of New York State. If no women were to vote in 2008, I'd bet with you.

And she ran a pretty flawless campaign, even winning over the more conservative constituents in upper New York state, a place as culturally distant from lower Manhattan as the hinterlands of Pennsylvania.

[george wythe]

Hyper-cynics believe that she and her husband are actually hoping for a Democratic loss in 2004. By 2008 Hillary will be ready for primetime.

If this witch runs for President, I will take a sabbatical to join the Republican presidential campaign, at either the state level or the national level.

No amount of sacrifice will be too much to keep this cancer from infecting our country during eight l-o-n-g years.

[Reactionary]

Let me get this straight:

This is the same Hillary who stood on the Senate floor holding a newpaper in the air that said "Bush Knew!"

That Hillary is the one who's backed the war on terror?

[ALOHA RONNIE]

.."IS it SAFE?" = HILLARY on Senate Armed Services Committee..

Photo = Outside D.C. HILLARY's Mansion Fundraiser
http://community.webshots.com/photo/65188549/66260912yikSxd


Photo = Outside D.C. White House Correspondents Dinner
http://community.webshots.com/photo/71169738/71170711wsHkSW

.."IS it SAFE?" = The Thread
http://www.TheAlamoFILM.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=629

[canuck_conservative]

Just curious: did Jeb serve in the military?

[LS]

I don't think so. I think he was too young for the draft.

[tet68]

She who would be obeyed,
will never cross the moat.
The pearl of the dragon
will be a bitter pill.
The murderess Cuckold
dies abed.

/Nostrodamus