Reply #96: Bill Clinton was a decent president

[NMMatt]

And great president compared to the current office holder, no question. However, then, as now, I realized that they always put their own interests ahead of the good of the party and the good of the country. However, they are also not stupid.

Hillary would not run as an Independent. That would be political suicide. Publically she would endorse Obama, but probably wait until late in the game, and keep the Democratic Party polarized as long as possibly. I wouldn't expect her to do anything to help Obama. In otherwards, the Clintons will do everything they can to undermine Obama, but not in such an obvious way that it turns off the Democratic Party. Were Obama to loose (very unlikely) in November they will come out and vocally criticize Obama, his campaign, and set themselves up for another run in 2012.