Hillary and Laura setto take battle of dynasties back to White House

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By David Usborne in New York
01 June 2005


For fans lamenting the long-ago fading away of the old soap opera Dynasty, there may be some consolation on the horizon. It comes not from the world of entertainment but from politics, and this show would rather be called "Dynasties - Bush versus Clinton".

Both families already have some claim to the dynasty moniker. President George Bush took up residence in the White House eight years after his father. The man between was Bill Clinton. His wife, Hillary, went on to become a Senator for New York.

But this particular drama may have more episodes to run. It is not just that speculation is at fever pitch that Hillary will try to secure a second term in the Senate next year and will almost certainly then run for the presidency in 2008. There is also this: what about a third President Bush? Or, to be more precise, what about President Laura Bush?

The gossip about Hillary is far from ludicrous. Unlike when she ran in New York in 2000, she is keeping options open for 2008. Meanwhile, a CNN-USA Today poll issued last week showed a majoritysaying they would vote for her if she makes a run for the White House.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=643074

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1. david must have taken some bad

mushrooms to write this bad trip..

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2. New blood not blue blood

Thanks.

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3. The Bush's want Jeb to run in 2008

and their Republican supporters are pushing the idea of a Hillary run so that when Democrats start screaming dynasty and monarchy they can point a finger back and say "You're just as bad." I don't really think there is that much support for Hillary. People like her, but I don't think she doesn't have the personality to win the presidency. She's too policy driven and not people driven enough. When all is said and done, I don't think a senator from New York is going to the get the next Democratic presidential nomination.

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4. Just another way for the right to demean Clinton. They just cannot

stop re-branding her.