Appears the Clintons Won the Presidential Election
From the looks of just who will be in the new Administration, it appears like we're in for Bill Clinton's third term. The New York Post put it best in their editorial today.
DC'S SMALL CHANGE
New York Post, Editorial, November 20, 2008
Congratulations to Hillary (and Bill) Clinton - who seem to have won the presidential election, despite the official results on Nov. 4.
That's certainly a reasonable conclusion, anyway, based on the folks President-elect Obama is eyeing for his administration - folks such as former Clinton officials Eric Holder and Rahm Emanuel and Hillary Clinton herself.
It's deja vu all over again for Team Clinton - and America. And it's already prompting reminders of all the sordid affairs that attended that era.
On Tuesday, for instance, it was reported that Holder would be Obama's attorney general. As deputy AG under then-President Bill Clinton, Holder played a key role in a Clinton-era scandal: the pardoning of fugitive financier Marc Rich.
Meanwhile, talk swirls that Hillary herself might be secretary of state. Obama's folks are now sorting through Bill Clinton's complex financial arrangements to assess conflicts of interest, a process that in itself recalls the spaghetti-like ethical issues from his presidency.
Earlier, Obama named Emanuel, a hard-knuckled veteran of the Clinton White House, to be his chief of staff.
Who knew when Obama talked about the need for the nation to "turn a page," he meant turning it backward?
Read the full editorial
DC'S SMALL CHANGE
New York Post, Editorial, November 20, 2008
Congratulations to Hillary (and Bill) Clinton - who seem to have won the presidential election, despite the official results on Nov. 4.
That's certainly a reasonable conclusion, anyway, based on the folks President-elect Obama is eyeing for his administration - folks such as former Clinton officials Eric Holder and Rahm Emanuel and Hillary Clinton herself.
It's deja vu all over again for Team Clinton - and America. And it's already prompting reminders of all the sordid affairs that attended that era.
On Tuesday, for instance, it was reported that Holder would be Obama's attorney general. As deputy AG under then-President Bill Clinton, Holder played a key role in a Clinton-era scandal: the pardoning of fugitive financier Marc Rich.
Meanwhile, talk swirls that Hillary herself might be secretary of state. Obama's folks are now sorting through Bill Clinton's complex financial arrangements to assess conflicts of interest, a process that in itself recalls the spaghetti-like ethical issues from his presidency.
Earlier, Obama named Emanuel, a hard-knuckled veteran of the Clinton White House, to be his chief of staff.
Who knew when Obama talked about the need for the nation to "turn a page," he meant turning it backward?
Read the full editorial
posted by Ron Nehring at
8:11 AM
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