The Observer | Review | An extract from Condi vs Hillary by Dick Morris:
On 20 January 2009, at precisely noon, the world will witness the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. As the chief justice administers the oath of office on the flag-draped podium in front of the US Capitol, the first woman President, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will be sworn into office. By her side, smiling broadly and holding the family Bible, will be her chief strategist, husband, and co-President, William Jefferson Clinton.
If the thought of another Clinton presidency excites you, then the future indeed looks bright. Because, as of this moment, there is no doubt that Hillary Clinton is on a virtually uncontested trajectory to win the Democratic nomination and, very likely, the 2008 election. She has no serious opposition in her party. The order of presidential succession from 1992 through 2008, in other words, may well become Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton.
But her victory is not inevitable. There is one, and only one, figure in America who can stop Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State Condoleezza ‘Condi’ Rice. Among all of the possible Republican candidates for President, Condi alone could win the nomination, defeat Hillary and derail a third Clinton administration.
It’s obvious that this forthcoming book may be COMPLETELY WRONG in all its projections. Or it may be completely correct. Probably worth reading, simply because Dick Morris is a very smart guy who knows Bill Clinton very well. Worth noting, though, that I doubt Dick Morris knows Hillary very well, even if he may have spent quite a bit of time with her.
Why do I say that? Well, Morris is your basic scuzzy middle-aged Repblican who hired prostitutes, shared leaks with them from the Clinton White House, and was renowned as Bill Clinton’s “evil genius.” If he was your husband, would you like him?
