11-02-2016, 11:38 AM
Yes, as I said, the Clintons have an influence and impact on each other, obviously. All spouses and partners do. I haven't seen anybody deny the "Bill factor".
However, I think it's shortsighted and backwards to imply that credit for Hillary's longevity and success in politics belongs to Bill.
They are their own people and she wouldn't have gotten far in politics after he retired if she was nothing more than the loyal wife of a popular politician. She won her senate seat by knowing the issues, doing well in the debates, and working across the aisle. And, she got re-elected by a landslide. That's her accomplishment, not Bill's, whether one likes her or not.
Likewise, Hillary Clinton may have helped save her husband's campaign, but he is responsible and gets credit from me for his accomplishments and failures as President (though the people he chose to advise him, including his wife, surely contributed to his performance).
I don't believe that Barack Obama appointed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State because he wanted a piece of Bill Clinton, not by a long shot. But, I don't read Obama's mind and it's not a point worth arguing for me anyway.
However, I think it's shortsighted and backwards to imply that credit for Hillary's longevity and success in politics belongs to Bill.
They are their own people and she wouldn't have gotten far in politics after he retired if she was nothing more than the loyal wife of a popular politician. She won her senate seat by knowing the issues, doing well in the debates, and working across the aisle. And, she got re-elected by a landslide. That's her accomplishment, not Bill's, whether one likes her or not.
Likewise, Hillary Clinton may have helped save her husband's campaign, but he is responsible and gets credit from me for his accomplishments and failures as President (though the people he chose to advise him, including his wife, surely contributed to his performance).
I don't believe that Barack Obama appointed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State because he wanted a piece of Bill Clinton, not by a long shot. But, I don't read Obama's mind and it's not a point worth arguing for me anyway.