From: harp@netcom.com (Gregory O. Harp)
Subject: Re: What can we expect from President Hillary Clinton?
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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 11:39:00 GMT

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geoffm@purplehaze.Corp.Sun.COM (Geoff Miller) writes:

>In article <1993Jan3.030321.11921@netcom.com> harp@netcom.com (Gregory O. Harp) writes:

>>Who made the rule that the spouse of an elected official must be a
>>political wet noodle?  

>We as a nation did, when we adopted an electoral process that places only
>the candidates themselves, and not their spouses, onto the ballot.

I still don't see how that requires an elected official's spouse to
sit down and shut up.  Hillary has always been a political activist
and she will continue to be one.  Now, of course, she has more media
coverage.  However, Bill Clinton was elected with the public's full
knowledge of who his wife is.  The same goes for Al and Tipper Gore.

Hillary Clinton's political "power" is about the same as that of a
cabinet appointee, only that she doesn't require Congressional
confirmation.  Even those who disagree with her political views must
admit that she's more than qualified for a "real" cabinet seat.

Her position is not unique.  Every First Lady has had the opportunity
to advise the President as she saw fit, whether or not she took
advantage of it.

>Not that I think that'd necessarily be a bad thing.  I'm not a fan of Tipper,
>given her PMRC music-labelling stuff, but from what I know about Hillary,
>she's qualified to do a little more than putter around the White House 
>waiting for hubby.  She might just turn out to be a valuable resource.  Who
>knows at this point?

We shall see.  There are details that I disagree with about Bill,
Hillary, Al, and Tipper.  For the most part, I'm pretty comfortable
with them in Washington, D.C.

>>You can lick your political wounds all you like...

>Gloating doesn't become you.  (And in case you're wondering, I voted for
>Clinton.)

I beg your pardon.  I don't feel as if I was gloating one bit.  Ever
since the election people have been attacking Hillary Clinton and
saying all sorts of idiotic things about the new administration (see
"President Hillary Clinton" in the Subject: line.).  This amounts to
nothing more than bitterness on the part of a lot of staunch Bush
supporters.  The majority is ripped off directly from Rush Limbaugh's
TV and radio shows, for that matter.

Gloating would be commenting about "how glad I am to see Bush go" or
something like that.  On the contrary, I have a great deal of respect
for George Bush.  I simply disagree with a lot of his views.  There
are reasons why I would have liked to see him re-elected.  However,
there are more reasons why I voted for Clinton.
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  And hearts on fire / Are just the same old song" -- The Cure
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