Monday, March 31, 2008

Hey La, Hey La, My Boyfriend's Back

Now here's a question that, as far as I know, has not yet been asked by _anyone else in the whole country_ -- no, not one commentator, or pundit, or rival politician. So of course it's my civic duty to raise the issue, and demand answers. Let's say Hillary bags the nomination, and gets elected. She moves back into the White House, dragging her reprobate husband with her. He gets his own office (as befits "first mate"), his own secretary, and... his own interns? Holy cow, here we go again! This guy is going to be happier than a pig in stuff, and Hillary's going to have... well, how much time will she have, really, to monitor Bill, since she will be expected to fulfill her duties in a little thing called the presidency? So what does she do? Hire a platoon of keepers, nursemaids (oh wait, forget that one), watchdogs, beefy RNs with Popeye-like forearms? How about one of those lock-on wrist bracelets that monitor one's every move via GPS? And don't forget, he has his own squad of Secret Service agents already watching him, and they are under his orders. So do her Secret Service agents get into a showdown at high noon in the Rose Garden with his Secret Service agents, over whether he can take R&R breaks to South Capitol Street? Does he get to schedule his own White House cultural event series, like pole dancers from that club down on Route 1? I mean, how is this supposed to work? And while she peruses her daily "Bill briefing" (and his briefs), who's running the country?

Frankly, I don't know why the Obama campaign hasn't pounced on this one. It strikes me as the biggest Achilles heel of a notional Clinton II administration. I mean, forget the "experience" issue -- she's had too much of that already! I want to know what she intends to do about _this_ issue, since, if unresolved, it could bring all other administration initiatives to a screeching halt. (Hmm.... on the other hand... let's just forget I said anything.)

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