Arab News Urges Hillary to Run in 2004 – as VP
The official press organ of Saudi Arabia says that U.S. Sen.
Hillary Clinton's trip to the Middle East shows she's planning to run for
president in 2004. But ArabNews.com advises that if Sen. Clinton ever wants to
win the White House, she should first run as Gen. Wesley Clark's VP.
"Given that [President] Bush still seems ahead among pollsters, Mrs. Clinton
would be taking little political risk if Clark were defeated in the presidential
election," an Arab News editorial advised Saturday.
If Clark won, however, the Saudi media organ suggested, the former first lady
could transform the vice presidential role into "a much more high-profile and
active arm of the executive."
Most importantly, "This would provide her with a platform to launch her own
run at the White House in 2008, if Clark chose to stand down, or 2012, when he
would have to leave office."
Arab News notes that "there may be many in the Middle East who would have
great hopes" if a Democrat were to defeat Bush in 2004.
What the paper's editorial didn't say is that the Saudi royal family has
pledged to give ex-President Clinton between $1 million and $20 million for his
presidential library, according to a report by columnist Robert Novak last
year.
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