In a bizarre column in the Washington Post (6/18/10), Sally Quinn makes the suggestion that Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden trade jobs. Of course, Quinn is queuing up Hillary for another run at the presidency either after or instead of Obama. Among the gems that Quinn offers up are these:
Clinton has done an incredible job as secretary of state.
Well, last time we looked the Iranians were still developing nukes, the North Koreans sank a South Korean boat, Hugo Chavez had not been deposed by a CIA-backed coup, and both the Turks and the Israelis were mad at us. This qualifies as “an incredible job.”
Most notable, though, is that Bill Clinton has not been the problem that so many anticipated. He has been supportive of her and of Obama, and he has stayed out of the limelight and been discreet about his own life.
So we guess another reason that Hillary deserves the VP job is because Bill has not been caught in another sex scandal.
And based on experience alone, Hillary is far more qualified to be president than any of the Republicans being considered today, including Mitt Romney, Bobby Jindal, Tim Pawlenty and Palin.
Romney, Jindal, Pawlenty and Palin either are serving or have served in executive roles as governors, but somehow Hillary who had a short stint as a senator and an even briefer tenure in her current role is “far more qualified.”
True, Joe Biden has been rehabilitated. A recent profile in The Post portrayed him as a successful and intelligent man whose foreign policy advice is valued by the president. The gaffe-prone former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee seems to have worked out the kinks.
Yes, Joe has certainly “worked out the kinks.” Why it seems like ages ago that in front of an open microphone he described the health care bill as “a big f***** deal.”
This is journalistic malpractice.
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