05 November 2008

Fearless Predictions, I: Bill and Barack

42 and 44 will become unlikely friends, with Bill an infrequent but notable guest in Obamalot. Bill wants influence, can't help but dispense political advice; Barry has little to gain, but ... that old Clinton charm? Hey, who would've ever predicted 41 + 42? Perhaps, too, there'll be the Rahm Emanuel connection, as well as the Rubinomists at Treasury. How many Clinton staffers surface in the new Administration? How much choice does Obama have, really? I should think that Carter Administration vets would be quite long in the tooth by now--but then again, 43 reached all the way back to the Ford Administration...

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