Clinton As VP?



No, that's wishful thinking on the part of the New York Times. Clinton has been twice elected President. By the 22nd Amendment, he is not eligible to be elected President again. So, by the 12th Amendment, he is not eligible to be elected Vice-President Clinton is constitutionally ineligible to be VP. If he fills any other cabinet position, he is waived from the line of succession. Even there could be some legal way arounf it (anyone believe the Supreme Court would go for it?) there's no way that Kerry could risk choosing a VP candidate that might be found to be ineligible prior to the election. It would be quite embarassing to have to refashion your campaign. There is also that pesky fact that Clinton lied under oath, and has been professionally censured for it. There is the lurking bad blood over what appears to be a pattern of sexual harassment by Clinton that would make him unacceptable to many feminist voters. There is also the deep wedge between the liberal left and centrist Democrats that fueled Nader's 2000 campaign.



In other words, if you want a Clinton (and heaven help you if you do), you'll have to settle for Hillary.