Bill Clinton has become a political liability to his wife. In other words, Bill has become Hillary's bill, a bill she may keep paying and paying to her political demise...again and again, for the highest office on American soil.
Worse than contributing to Hillary's loss for the 2008 primary, Bill may cause her to lose in the next national race, whether that come early in 2012 or later in 2016. Hillary cannot afford to allow Bill a center-stage role again in her next national campaign.
All across America, as there are millions who are Clinton fanatics, there are greater numbers of voters just as devoted to standing in the way of Mr. Clinton's return to the White House. As long as he remains visible in her campaign, the Clinton haters will continue to interpret a Hillary presidency as a co-presidency with Bill Clinton, as a return of Mr. Clinton to the White House.
Hillary can't afford to wait for the radio and TV commercials to start painting that picture. She must ditch Bill before the Republicans can take to the airwaves with ads about "Bill Clinton's Third Term".
Thus the most brilliant political move Mrs. Clinton can make at this point on her power trail is to divorce Bill, plain and simple. She must do so while she is awash in a vast chest of political capital, though she may still be lagging her 2008 campaign bills. Besides, dumping Bill will add to Hillary's persona as a feminist icon.
When Hillary dumps Bill, feminists will grade her, no, they will adore her as a strong and smart woman even the more. Simply put, her divorce of Bill, if she initiates the breakup, will be cause for celebration throughout Feminist Nirvana. And that can mean nothing but more votes in 2012 or 2016. And who is to say votes aren't worth more to Hillary than her husband is?
Worse than contributing to Hillary's loss for the 2008 primary, Bill may cause her to lose in the next national race, whether that come early in 2012 or later in 2016. Hillary cannot afford to allow Bill a center-stage role again in her next national campaign.
All across America, as there are millions who are Clinton fanatics, there are greater numbers of voters just as devoted to standing in the way of Mr. Clinton's return to the White House. As long as he remains visible in her campaign, the Clinton haters will continue to interpret a Hillary presidency as a co-presidency with Bill Clinton, as a return of Mr. Clinton to the White House.
Hillary can't afford to wait for the radio and TV commercials to start painting that picture. She must ditch Bill before the Republicans can take to the airwaves with ads about "Bill Clinton's Third Term".
Thus the most brilliant political move Mrs. Clinton can make at this point on her power trail is to divorce Bill, plain and simple. She must do so while she is awash in a vast chest of political capital, though she may still be lagging her 2008 campaign bills. Besides, dumping Bill will add to Hillary's persona as a feminist icon.
When Hillary dumps Bill, feminists will grade her, no, they will adore her as a strong and smart woman even the more. Simply put, her divorce of Bill, if she initiates the breakup, will be cause for celebration throughout Feminist Nirvana. And that can mean nothing but more votes in 2012 or 2016. And who is to say votes aren't worth more to Hillary than her husband is?
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