Bill Clinton's Future Speeches To Be Vetted In Deal

Ex-President Bill Clinton will have to submit for approval his overseas travel itineraries and the prepared text of his speeches to Barack Obama's White House as a condition for his wife becoming secretary of state, the Daily News has learned.

With her husband agreeing to the short leash, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) is on the fast track to becoming the nation's top diplomat. Obama's formal announcement is due after Thanksgiving, sources have said.

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Comments

[AKJM]

Turn it down Hillary, please. We men have a term for what Obama is doing, I don't know if there is a woman's equivalent but it involves snip,snip.

[ckfan]

O is a genius. Sorry folks, but he is a great politician who is always 2 or 3 steps ahead of everyone else - and you never see him coming. You notice you haven't heard much from Biden. Last time I checked, Biden was held up in an office eating cupcakes!

Now, O has Bill & Hill right where no one else could take them. He's making Hill SOS and getting her out of politics (for the most part) - CHECK; and now, Bill has to have every speech checked, rechecked and approved by O's team - CHECKMATE.

O is neutralizing the Clintons. Love that Chicago style politics.

[kylennblack]

And this is way Hillary should be cut loose from consideration for SoS.

Bill have the freedom to be able to make whatever speeches he sees fit, for good or for ill, and Obama needs an SoS whose family doesn't require this kind of monitoring.

[darthdarcy]

I wonder how long that's, gonna last...?

[LHoney]

The "wedding vow short leash" didn't work...

[DRaymond]

Concession? I would have presumed that would have been the case. He would be the spouse of the Secretary of State fer cryin out loud! Of course speeches by high ranking administration personnel get vetted and their spouses too.

[conscioushope]

Let's give BHO a chance here.

It's his decision to use Hill (with hubby somewhere there), and I came to really dislike the two (Hill and Bill), but dang, let's give it all a chance.

After seeing Sarah the turkey pardoner (oblivious to the turkey slaughters), I am just soooooo thankful to be dealing with who and why BHO chooses who he chooses. (Dam, it's on hardball again~~Sarah the turkey person, that is.)

I'm behind him all the way. And, he may make some mistakes, but so what, he is only human after all.

[blueskybigstar]

He'll still be working for his buddies during the whole eight years. They'll delay payment for him.

[BonoVox]

It's a brilliant solution to "what to do with the Clintons?" She'll be doing BHO's bidding and it's better to have Big Dog inside the tent wanting to go out than outside wanting to go in. She's already paid for being wrong about Iraq. Let the woman do her job. She could be a great one. If so, then she'll be positioned for 2016. Sure, she bugged the hell out of me in the primaries. But wait, perhaps what's best for the country actually trumps my emotions.

[Nolewoman]

Thank you. A very wise view and a very patriotic one, especially from one of us country hating progressives.

[MaxxEliot]

Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Clinton....you are both amazing people who have decided to do what is best for this country and i for one could not be more proud. Nice to see that Obama will have your help as I feel he will need it...big time...given all the challenges before him. Yes there are some short sighted people who will put on the "cynic" had and lambaste you both but who cares...they too will wake up one day.

[campgranata]

they too will wake up one day.

and hopefully, so will you.

[bluemike]

Another betrayal of what we thought we were working for.

[kallopolis]

This whole thing is NOTHING BUT A FAIRYTALE...

[bandillero]

I can't tell who I dislike more: Slick Willy or HRC

[macbabe]

O wanted Open Government, voice your opinion
http://www.change.gov/page/s/contact

[chronic]

Bill should just retire and let Hillary have some fun, for once!

[mredder4]

Running charitable foundations and getting paid to give speeches IS how former Presidents retire.

[campgranata]

I would rather MRS Clinton retired and I think the mediocre, but well connected MRS Clinton has had enough fun, at the country's expense.