2016 Postmortem

Algernon Moncrieff

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48. I'm not proposing any of this seriously

Tue May 3, 2016, 01:33 AM

May 2016

..well OK, except making Hillary President for Life -- I wasn't kidding about that...and the FEMA camps - I was serious about that too.

OK.. not I'll really be serious. I grew up in Maryland. When Chelsea Clinton was born, I was blissfully unaware, as I was a high school kid following Amy Carter's struggles. My wife is distantly related to a White House policeman who was shot in the assassination attempt on Truman (so we got to see like two extra rooms on the White House tour -- and no, none of them were the Oval Office), and I'm somewhat of a Presidential library geek. Mostly it was just her age that struck me -- little Chelsea Clinton, the little girl I watched grow up in the 90s -- could be President in 2020.

The chance to start a multigenerational dynasty was just an afterthought

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Chelsea Clinton is 36 [View all] Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 OP

The queen is dead. TM99 May 2016 #1

Nobody dies here. It isn't Game of Thrones Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #2

Do you have a high school education? TM99 May 2016 #6

Not that I think there's an educational requirement at DU Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #8

Well the phrase Le roi est mort, vive le roi! TM99 May 2016 #11

I've never actually seen Game of Thones Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Marr May 2016 #69

... and they say Berners are cultists. Hiraeth May 2016 #3

I'm just having some fun Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #5

If I wanted a dynasty I would move to England. I love me some Will and Kate and Harry is to die for. Hiraeth May 2016 #17

If we could only skip Charles and Camilla.... Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #19

poor old Charles. Hiraeth May 2016 #20

It's going to be weird Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #31

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She'd have to actually win elections Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #7

And to think, people were upset that Malia was called a "legacy kid" unfairly today ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #10

My insiders gave me bad info on Malia Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #16

You're not considered a legacy unless one of your parents went there for college. StevieM May 2016 #23

eh..I think they might stretch the point for a President Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #28

Since when does grad school not count? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #56

Sad, sick, servile... whatchamacallit May 2016 #15

Hmmm let's see, is this the hardwork of someone who's a moron? Firebrand Gary May 2016 #12

I'm mostly just having some fun here in GD: P Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #22

What exactly earns Chelsea the moron title? Someone clue me in qdouble May 2016 #14

Regarding point 2, look in the mirror. Beacool May 2016 #24

Im sure people in this thread will respond sane and rationally and.... JaneyVee May 2016 #9

heh. Yes me too, lol. BootinUp May 2016 #13

Yup, democracy, whatever we think still exists, dies ever so slowly nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #21

Lighten up, Frances Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #25

Except that "both sides" do this with their favorite pols nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #33

I'm not proposing any of this seriously Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #48

Alas I was quite serious about what I wrote nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #52

Very cute Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #55

Alas people have been underestimating trump for months nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #58

I think there is a group of people that aren't particularly connected to politics Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #60

And we disagree. nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #66

I think we're talking crossed purposes Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #67

On a very serious note nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #68

Still wishing for monarchy and aristocracy BlindTiresias May 2016 #37

Don't get sick over this. Life is too short. Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #49

You wanted to rile up the anti-Clinton crowd, right? Beacool May 2016 #26

Well...maybe Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #34

Putting aside the primary strife for a second. Bleacher Creature May 2016 #27

This is all I'm really saying. Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #36

300 Million Americans SusanLarson May 2016 #29

Have you seen her qualifications? Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #38

If she is 36 some guy May 2016 #30

Jesus, it is like TM99 May 2016 #39

If she were an attorney, I'd suggest that she spend some time working in legal aid Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #42

Won't it be time for another Bush first? Live and Learn May 2016 #32

Jeb! broke the streak. Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #40

No he didn't, the streak can continue on. Hallelujah! Live and Learn May 2016 #41

I guarantee they felt the same way about John Quincy Adams Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #43

And yet, we have millions more people to chose from today. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #45

Steve Jefferson for President...because he has a good family name! TheKentuckian May 2016 #35

Because she is so qualified and enchanting. artislife May 2016 #44

She doesn't have to be. But it helps. Hillary can tell her this. nt silvershadow May 2016 #46

I think that, as of right now, Hillary and Chelsea are both legal residents of New York. Jim Lane May 2016 #47

I like your thought process Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #50

You're right -- either Obama daughter could fill the gap. Jim Lane May 2016 #57

I think she's only agreeing to stay in the area to get Sasha through school Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #64

This is very low. Please leave the children out! akbacchus_BC May 2016 #51

Chelsea is 36 Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #53

I think she would make a great President. I want to see her as a Senator first. ProudToBeLiberal May 2016 #54

The new Caroline Kennedy? Retrograde May 2016 #74

And why would we want that nightmare to come to pass? Betty Karlson May 2016 #59

Geeze you are taking this thread way too seriously Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #61

Second Administration! lagomorph777 May 2016 #62

A coronation would be kind of cool Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #65

Royalism is not funny BlindTiresias May 2016 #70

Larry Wilmore was not funny at the correspondent's dinner. Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #72

No, thanks bigwillq May 2016 #63

Jeez, that makes me feel old. Throd May 2016 #71

IK, R Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #73