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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

The Bush-Clinton axis of political power

One thing I've been waiting on the pundits, the talkocracy and the chattering classes to address, but they haven't:

People used to talk about Hillary Clinton as though she could claim the White House in 2004 or 2008, whichever she chose. Now they don't say that as much. Also, there used to be talk about Jeb Bush running for president some day.

Am I the only person who thinks the American public wants someone other than a Bush or a Clinton in the White House come 2009? Someone from those families has been in the Oval Office since the election in 1988 -- or 18 years ago. Add Bush 41's eight years as vice president, and it's been 26 years that a Bush or a Clinton has been president or vice president.

Maybe we don't need Britain's royal family. We have two of our own. The White House does not belong to those two families.

Or am I totally wrong on this? Hillary in 08 and 12, and Jeb in 16 and 20. That will take us through 2024, giving us 36 years of Bush-Clinton.