Hillary says if she's elected Bill could be a diplomat

[Doondoo]

Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton -- coming off a week of caustic comments from Hollywood mogul David Geffen and a campaign squabble with rival Sen. Barack Obama -- was exactly where she wanted to be Friday: in front of an adoring crowd in the Democratic stronghold of San Francisco, raising boatloads of campaign cash.

And the New York senator used the occasion to defend a man who is potentially a source of controversy: her husband, former Democratic President Bill Clinton.

In response to a question from the audience, she called her husband "the most popular person in the world right now'' and said that when she reaches the White House, "I will continue the tradition of using former presidents" as diplomats around the world.

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"I'm not running as a woman candidate, I'm running because I think I'm the best candidate to hit the ground running," Clinton said.

The senator said her experience as first lady during her husband's eight years in the White House would help shape her presidency. For example, she acknowledged that "the mistakes that I made during the health care debate" showed that "a president is powerful ... but the president has to lead in a collegial way, bring people along."



http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/02/24/MNGMPOAK5E1.DTL

[MonkeyFunk]

1. Good for her...

we need to return diplomacy to the Middle East, and Bill's just the guy to do it.

[napi21]

2. I agree with her! Bill would make an excellent diplomat!

I also agree with her thather past experience would be a big helpin getting a new administration up and running quickly. I've heard many times that it took quite a few months for Bill to get things running smoothly after he was first elected because it's a whole new operation that required all new people and thousands of new duties noone had ever done before. Hillary wouldn't have that problem.

Although I hate the people Shrub chose, every one of the close assistants had worked inor with the WH before and brought a lot of operational experience with them. The problem with him was they brought the wrong ideas!

[zulchzulu]

3. President Obama would certainly look into appointing him as a diplomat

Senator Clinton would be a decent Sec. of Health and Human Services if Howard Dean doesn't want it.

[goclark]

5. Yes, yes,yes ~ they would be fabulous with Obama nt

[MonkeyFunk]

9. If she doesn't get the nomination

she'll stay in the Senate. Why give up a long career for a few years in the cabinet?

[durtee librul]

4. And if she doesn't get elected

Bill can STILL be a diplomat. Big deal hil..tell me something else new and earth shattering.

[Captain Hilts]

6. What the hell, give him the Sec. State or UN Rep job. nt

[Bombtrack]

7. Hillary, the "I got nothin" campaign

[BlooInBloo]

8. Red herring. Bill could be a diplomat no matter WHICH Democrat is elected.