HE’D HAVE TO BE BETTER THAN HARRY REID, but this proposal does kind of complicate things:
If Hillary Rodham Clinton wins the presidency, some top Democrats would like to see her husband, former President Bill Clinton, appointed to serve out Hillary’s unexpired Senate term.
“As a senator, he’d be a knockout,†said Harold Ickes, who was once a top White House aide to Bill Clinton and now gives behind-the-scenes advice to Hillary. “He knows issues, he loves public policy and he’s a good politician.â€
Some Democrats and political analysts say Bill Clinton would thrive in the world’s greatest deliberative body, much like Lyndon Johnson did before he became president.
“President Clinton would excel in the Senate,†said Paul Begala, who helped Bill Clinton get elected and served in the White House as a top aide.
But does a “twofer” argument help or hurt Hillary?