Why does Bush see Hillary Clinton as his natural successor?

Question

Is it because she promises to carry on with his war OF terror?

Answer 1

I asked a similar question a few days ago. It looks like she's been playing a bit of political chess, assessing her future image as it becomes contingent on which move she makes.

She probably figures that if she pulls the troops, she'll be viewed as weak and all blame will go to her for anything that could have, would have and should have been, never coming to fruition.

She probably also assumes that if she keeps the mess going, then she can blame the previous administration for having started something that's impossible to fix.

I think she is laying the foundation of leaving a legacy of not being a weak president, rather than doing the right thing. I've watched her change a great deal over the past few years and it's not been for the better.

The candidates from both sides are pretty disappointing. All this, when we need a smart and courageous American to step up more than ever before.
It's sad.

Answer 2

Because the PNAC made Bill Clinton, Bush Sr's successor and Bush Jr, Clintons natural successor. We weren't quite ready for Hillary because they first had to pull off the 9/11 thing. Bush reading my pet goat to kids was more palatable at the time than having Hillary receiving a manicure/pedicure, and facial during the attacks

Answer 3

ummmmm, uhh. yeah. why did daddy bush concede to billy? why do billy and the old man hang out together so much? if the clintons had a boy child, i bet we'd have the beginnings of a dynasty.

since americans no longer have a say in our government, i'm at least glad to see the hill take the reins. should be interesting. a bit of a history buff, i've always wondered what it was like when the first queen "took control."

all hail queen Hillary.

Answer 4

No, i think she is spot on. it is likewise possible to work out Hillary as conceited, i do no longer, yet enable's say that she is for the sake of argument. Her vanity hasn't value hundreds of yankee lives for a conflict this is a learn in undesirable making plans and incompetent management. there is not any longer something humorous approximately what Hillary Clinton suggested, she could no longer be greater impressive.

Answer 5

I believe that Bush knows the people want a Democrat in the Whitehouse and feels that Hillary Clinton ( a friend) is most likely to carry out his policies. That is why I'm against having Hillary in office. She has really changed. If you listen to her speeches today you will realize that she is sounding awfully pro Bush even if she doesn't say she is.

President Bush is quietly providing back-channel advice to Hillary Rodham Clinton, urging her to modulate her rhetoric so she can effectively prosecute the war in Iraq if elected president.

In an interview for the new book “The Evangelical President,” White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten said Bush has “been urging candidates: ‘Don’t get yourself too locked in where you stand right now. If you end up sitting where I sit, things could change dramatically.’ ”

Bolten said Bush wants enough continuity in his Iraq policy that “even a Democratic president would be in a position to sustain a legitimate presence there.”

“Especially if it’s a Democrat,” the chief of staff told The Examiner in his West Wing office. “He wants to create the conditions where a Democrat not only will have the leeway, but the obligation to see it out.”

http://www.examiner.com/a-953145~Examiner_Exclusive__Bush_quietly_advising_Hillary_Clinton__top_Democrats.html

Anyway, two crucial bills currently before Congress would help ease the ridiculous current situation in which student-loan borrowers can't get out from under their debt even when they formally declare bankruptcy. The better of the two bills, S.511, was introduced by presidential contender Hillary Clinton this past February 7 in the Senate. The July 26 CRS report, Student Loans in Bankruptcy, says in its summary:

If enacted, S. 511 would make both public and private loans dischargeable in bankruptcy when seven years have passed from the beginning of the repayment period. Another bill, S. 1561, would eliminate privately financed student loans from those that are nondischargeable in bankruptcy. The purpose of the bill would be to restore the law to its status before the passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) in 2005.

"Consumer Protection." Yeah, right. Corporations regularly use bankruptcy to discharge debt — they even matter-of-factly talk about it in their government filings as just another helpful tool to increase profits — but you students can't use it. You used to be able to, but as the report says, "over the years, the scope of student loan dischargeability has been steadily narrowed."

As Congress considers these bills, the CRS prepared the report in language that even the dumbest Congress member can understand. All the sorry history of how Congress has steadily screwed students over recent years — especially the onerous tightening imposed by the Bush regime and GOP-ruled Congress in 2005 of the rules under which you human beings can declare bankruptcy — is in this report. All you can see is the report's brief summary. Why not the rest? Here's how the admirable OpenCRS project explains it:

American taxpayers spend nearly $100 million a year to fund the Congressional Research Service, a "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. Yet, these reports are not made available to the public in a way that they can be easily obtained. A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports that are already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports.

CRS Reports do not become public until a member of Congress releases the report.

And most of them don't release them. When they do, the reports are not made available in any orderly way, and you often have to pay for them.

http://villagevoice.com/blogs/bushbeat/archive/investigations/

Answer 6

Ya think? You don't think Hillary will end the war? She's a hell of a lot more likely to end it than Giulliani.

It never occured to me that the democratic nominee wouldn't end the war ASAP, but for the sake of argument, let's assume that you're right and that Hillary has waffled a bit in public. I would imagine that the waffling allows her to continue to court the Jewish vote in New York, i.e. she really wants to end the war but wants to maintain the illusion that she might not, just to satisfy some Jewish voters (definitely a minority) who like seeing Arabs killed for any reason.

I think she'll end the war. So will any other Democratic nominee. So will Romney. It's Giuliani, Thompson, McCain, and the other uneducated Republican lunatics that you need to worry about...

Answer 7

This disturbs me too.

I think it's some psychological thing. If Bush acts like she is his natural successor (implying he supports her) this will in affect cause a backlash of anti-Bush support against her.
Really its a brilliant strategy of the Republicans. In fact I asked a similar question a couple of weeks ago. I think in order to defeat her they have to appear to endorse her. It's in line with their twisted thinking and logic.

I'm hoping she is smart enough to keep her distance and to continue to put pressure on the Whitehouse.

Answer 8

Bush is aware that Hillary will get the Democratic nod and he knows that he has poisoned any Republican chances of winning. At this time I don't see any realistic way to get us out of the "Bush War"..

Answer 9

What gives you the idea that he does see her as his natural successor.

OBTW...Hitlary would not only maintain the war on terror, but would expand it...why? Because if she pulls the troops out of Iraq, she looks weak, like much of the world expects a woman to be, and HITLARY DEFINATELY CANNOT HAVE THAT!!

Answer 10

You are correct, Hillary promises to do exactly that. All that is said about GWB being pro-war and big oil can be said for Hillary as well. If he sees her as his "successor" I am disappointed in him.