Two for the Price of One

Unfortunately my memory fades sometimes so I don't remember when he said it exactly but I believe it was the Summer of 1992 when then Governor Bill Clinton (Democrat-Arkansas) commented during his presidential campaign that by electing him president Americans would get "two for the price of one.........." . Clinton was of course referring to Co-President Hillary Rodham Clinton his wife, political partner, and co-conspirator.

Clearly the 1992 presidential campaign altered the traditional role of "First Lady" in the USA since the Clintons won with President Bill going on to name Co-President Hillary to chair her infamous "health care reform commission" which she managed under a veil of secrecy. That was until my friends at the National Legal and Policy Center (www.nlpc.org) utilized the Freedom of Information Act to bring her commission's proceedings into the public domain for us all to see Hillary's plans to have the federal government control the entire US health care system.

With the Clinton story as my prelude I officially launch this new blog to focus on the spouses (partners, lovers, whatever they may have in their life) of the 2008 candidates for President of the United States of America. Often it is the unseen power and influence behind the throne that shapes public policy dramatically so this blog will highlight the backgrounds, political views, and relevant news stories of the spouses along the Road to the White House.

The campaign begins,

Todd