Setting aside any particulars of a what-if third term for Mr. Clinton, I hate to admit it, but I kind of agree with him except I would go further and just scrapt the whole thing rather than Mr. Clinton's suggestion of limiting a President to two consecutive terms at a time. To me, if that person is wanted by the public, they should be able to vote for him if he wants to seek re-election. Either that or term-limit Congress. To me, there should be term limits for both or for neither. But not for one and not the other. But that's just what I think.
But it's okay for Ticky Dick's old cronies like G. Gordon Liddy to have their own radio show? Honestly...
I heard him say that he did not like the two term limit, after he left office. He also said that if the two term limit were revoked that he would not again (but I am betting that he could be talked into it.)
Then T-J shouldn't admonish Clinton for being a public figure--hell! even the ultimate Regan "fall-guy", Olie North has his own show!
Good God, no. The constructs of our political structure are already being assailed from the White House, we don't need to add more. I think Clinton was a brilliant man, an effective President, a genius at spin, and should have been kicked out of office. All that being said, there is no way I would introduce adjustments to our structure which make an alreadt polarized power structure potentially more so. This is a bad idea at any time, but a horrible idea right now. I see why he's saying it, and were those in power incapable of exploting that power, I might agree that it's an interesting idea...but as is, no way. I hate the job Bush is doing, but primarily because of the way he is completely rewriting the way we do things to reflect his own ideals, foreign and domestic, and using any means possible to do so. The last thing I'd advocate is someone else doing the same thing for the same reasons.
I think ol' Billy is starting to miss his daily intern hummers. Political affiliation aside, I wouldn't mind seeing Presidents getting the chance to run for a third term. If they are young enough and the public still wants them in office why do we need to elect someone else.
I think it would be utterly impossible to get anything done in 6 months. Does the EU have a preexisting staff for the incoming president? I've actually never heard of this are you sure thats right?
Well that was pretty easy to find out For the first half of 2001, Sweden will hold the presidency of the highest decision-making body of the EU – the Council of Ministers. Briefly, this function is a matter of taking the lead in EU cooperation and pursuing issues of joint interest. Arranging all the meetings held during a presidency term is a major task. The country holding the presidency sets the agenda, compiles background material and draws up compromise proposals. Matters that are not fully resolved or dealt with during a presidency term are usually taken over by the next Member State to hold office. The country serving as president therefore cooperates closely with its predecessor and successor. Being prepared for unexpected developments is also important. Day-to-day issues and events in the surrounding world govern much of the presidency agenda. The presidency must be responsible for ensuring a united approach to matters requiring settlement. Its efforts must be aimed at securing progress in joint issues. It must clearly demonstrate a will to devise constructive solutions that suit every Member State, and be prepared to disregard its own national interests. Practical arrangements Much of the work involved in the presidency consists of preparations and practicalities. Not only premises, conference services, technical aids, security, interpreting and the media centre, but also meals, hotel accommodation and transport must be arranged for delegates to the meetings. http://www.eu2001.se/ungieuropa/eng/eu/council.asp
"I told you. We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week, but all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special bi-weekly meeting by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs, but by a two-thirds majority in the case of more major--" Movie?
Unless another FDR comes around, I'm good with 2 terms. Term limits on Congress would be nice though.
clinton would be much preferable to bush. sorry but that guy sucks as a president. now that im old enough to understand politics, i hate the job hes doing and why hes doing it. his familys great and i like them as people but professionally......<shakes head vehemently>
Who the hell does CLinton think he is?.. really, now get a life Bill. Thank God we have a president like President Bush in the office, b/c if it were still Clinton or Gore millions of Iraqis would still be dying... Okay here is my concession(the economy does need some work, buit instead of complaining about it give Bush a chance to do something about it) Ahhh. .....I hate liberals
It would not be a violation of the 22nd ammendment if there was a Gore-Clinton ticket... Just an idea.
