- The Nation's Dual Political Dynasties Are Growing Closer Than Arm's Length
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 - When the Bushes and Clintons held hands before 15,000 mourners at Coretta Scott King's funeral on Tuesday, it looked like a prayerful moment in the life of the nation. But as almost anyone watching America's two leading political families knew, underneath the tranquil image was a drama of ambition, rivalry, love and alliance that could shape the 2008 presidential election.
The scene, a riveting tableau in the six-hour celebration of Mrs. King's life and the political power of black America, offered complex layers of interconnecting relationships: father and son, husband and wife, president and former president, adversary turned ally and first lady turned senator turned probable presidential candidate. ...
... "They've got this secret handshake that nobody else knows about," said Representative Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois Democrat who was a top White House adviser to Mr. Clinton. ...
Labels: Government Corruption, Party Politics
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Personally, I believe, that following the events of the last 20 years, beginning with President Bush the elder, it takes a Clinton to clean up after the Bush - as it was then, so it is now. Go Hillary!
Bush and Clinton: two sides of the same counterfeit coin.
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