Is Hillary Clinton a Presidential Surrogate?
By
Dr. Sherman N. Miller
When I see former President Bill Clinton taking a very active role in
the presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton I worry whether or
not she will be nothing more than a surrogate for him to return to
office. I recall when the infamous Governor George Wallace of Alabama
proclaimed, “Segregation
now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!”
was term limited, then his wife
Lurleen Wallace became the surrogate Governor.
The Alabama Department of Archives & History offers, “In 1966, after
failing to get the legislature to amend the constitution to allow
governors to serve consecutive terms, George announced the candidacy of
his wife Lurleen for governor. The couple admitted frankly that if
Lurleen was elected, George would continue to make the administrative
policies and decisions. Mrs. Wallace won the May Democratic primary with
54 percent of the vote which assured her election in November.
“Lurleen
was inaugurated on January 16, 1967, and refused to have the customary
inaugural ball out of respect to Alabamians serving in Vietnam. Although
she continued to carry out George's policies regarding segregation, Mrs.
Wallace did not remain in her husband's shadow completely. She initiated
a few programs of her own. Most notable was her successful campaign to
increase funding for the state's mental hospitals.”
Hence Senator Hillary Clinton has to demonstrate that she is not a
puppet and her husband Bill Clinton is the puppet master. Are Democrats
voting for Bill or Hillary Clinton?
