Op-Ed: Is Bill Clinton Going Too Far?

When Hillary Clinton announced her bid for the much coveted 2008 Presidential seat, there were no gasps of disbelief from anyone. Since her husband Bill occupied the oval office back in 1993, she has none too secretly nursed similar aspirations.

Although Hillary's campaign started out strong, there have been a number of recent bumps in the road on her way back to The White House. First off, Oprah Winfrey gave her support to Barack Obama which broadsided the Clinton camp who probably felt she would readily get on board their bandwagon. Then there was the debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C where Obama and Clinton got down and dirty leveling accusations at one another that culminated with Clinton stating, "I was fighting against (Republican) ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor(Tony) Rezco in his slum landlord business in inner-city Chicago." The day following this damning indictment, a picture of Hillary and Bill posing chummily with Rezco made the rounds of every newspaper. The end result (despite vigorous denial from Ms. Clinton) was egg splattered all over her face to the delight of Clinton's detractors. The most current broadside to Clinton's bid for the Presidency was Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack, to the consternation of many in the Democratic party who thought for sure he would put his considerable political weight behind her. This could prove to be a fatal blow to Clinton's campaign. Add to the mix Bill Clinton's stumping aggressively to insure Hillary's ascension to the Presidential seat in The White House. He has gone on the attack by comparing Obama's South Carolina victory to the success of Jesse Jackson in that state during his 1984 campaign. The black constituents of South Carolina were less than pleased at Clinton's remarks to say the least, further polarizing wife Hillary from potential voters. It's as if Bill Clinton can't wait to return to the White House where he and Hillary will once again be co-presidents. Remember their joint proclamation in the nineties, "You get two for one." If you don't think he'll be standing behind her doling out political advice on a daily basis, then you haven't been paying attention to the dynamics between the two of them. It's all about power and the Presidency is the single most powerful position in America. According to the New York Post Clinton bragged, "Think what being President is like. They play a song every time you walk into a room. Your plane is so cool, they make movies about it." If that doesn't tell you where Bill and Hillary are coming from, then I don't know what else would.