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"If Hillary become Veep, what's Bill's title?"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I've been mulling the choice of the demonstrated incompetent Patty Solis Doyle to be Veep Chief of Staff. I think it sends two messages, one good: 1) Not Hillary for Veep no way no how. 2.) Obama intends to return to the Alben Barkley / Dan Quayle model of the vice presidency, no substantive role, use the office for essentially ornamental campaign helpers.
#1 I think is a very fine message, and clear.
#2 is not so good: I think Gore and Cheney were very helpful in putting forward the agendas of the Bush and Clinton administrations. It's a big, high-visibility role, potentially. It is risky, to allow a lot of power to flow into a person who you can't fire after the election, but I think a substantive guy in the role would be a plus. dave.s.

6/20/08, 3:25 AM

Anonymous Paul K. said...

I, Ectomorph wrrites: "One Observatory Circle (the little-known VP residence that would suddenly be a lot better known if Socks the Cat moves in)"

Socks the Cat is long gone. The Clintons gave it to Betty Currie when they left the White House. (Currie was the African-American White House secretary who helped cover up Bill's shenanigans.) Pets serve the Clintons only as props. First Dog "Buddy" was run over by a car shortly after the Clintons moved to Chappaqua.

6/20/08, 8:45 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The idea of "first lady" comes from British notions of precedence, who walks into a room first. A wife takes precedence from her husband, unless he is a clergman (tribute to celibacy), in which case she goes with whatever precedence is hers by birth (from her father) or achievement (a twentieth c. novelty.)

So a male president is the first gentleman of the US, but the husband of a female president is not first gentleman, and the husband of a female vice-president is not second gentleman because men do not take precedence from their wives, unless we re-write precedence according to a modern American style. There is also the whole issue of international precedence to consider at diplomatic functions - the State Dept. has that down.

If you want to choke yourself, look at Burke's precedence, or at "precedence" in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

6/20/08, 9:12 AM

Anonymous dearieme said...

Wouldn't Bill be called "The First Nose"? Or simply "The Chappaqua Dick"?

6/20/08, 12:08 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Clintons, a heartbeat away from the Presidency? That's a scary idea, and it's not even my heartbeat.

6/21/08, 4:02 AM

Blogger kurt said...

Bill Clinton a gentleman?

Nah. Parish the thought.

6/21/08, 11:41 AM

Blogger Jim O'Sullivan said...

I think Socks is dead. As so is the idea that Obama will pick Hill.

6/22/08, 10:03 AM

Anonymous David said...

His title will be, forever, what it always was:

"Slick Willy"

6/24/08, 8:46 PM

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