If Clinton elected, Bill will have 3rd term

So Hillary won in New Hampshire. By the women vote, of course — Men for Obama over Clinton by 12 percent; women for Clinton over Obama by 13 percent. Clearly it’s a gender thing.The vote also introduced into American democracy kinship as another factor: The notion that lineage, either through blood or marriage, can be translated into “experience,” which qualifies as the right to rule.

“No third term!” was the rallying cry when FDR attempted to continue his possession of power. And so “no third term” became a part of constitutional law until Bill Clinton found a way to legally get around that law (namely, elect my wife and I will rule).

First the Kennedys, then the Bushes, now the Clintons. Tomorrow, Jeb Bush will be pitted against Chelsea Clinton, or perhaps another Kennedy, all on the grounds that they have “experience.” These are the ones whom the military will salute as “commanders in chief” after the civilian population is disarmed from self-protection.

My advice? Pay attention to the candidates who are least mentioned in newspapers or television. Therein lies our only hope for change. Ask yourselves what do they say, and why, and vote for that, rather than who won what or why.

Bob Doel