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LETTER: Unique considerations of a Clinton presidency

| October 30, 2016 10:00 AM

As the election nears and there is a possibility that Mrs. Clinton might win the presidency, it’s worth looking at a very unique and positive result, namely the day-to-day collaboration of a sitting president with a former president.

Because of nepotism laws, Bill Clinton can probably not hold an official position, which might be all the better for international schmoozing and diplomacy, not to mention a crabby Congress.

Hillary spent those years in the White House, too, for the two terms her husband was president — years of balanced budgets and no drones — so she already knows things about working with Congress that many presidents never learn.

With 16 years of White House experience between them, Mrs. Clinton definitely has a leg up on people who step into the presidency cold. It remains to be seen if this experience and teamwork can translate into the work of executive management and a sane foreign policy. —Ron Carter, Libby