Was it all about the money?

Back when Hillary Clinton first ran for her Senate seat in New York, I made the same assumption everybody else did: President Clinton helped her do this because he owed her—big time—for sticking-by him through his scandals.

Now that the scale of the Clinton-family earnings have come to light, another thought has intruded: Maybe it was, at least in part, about the money. The largest chunk of earnings has come from personal appearances by the former President and most of the rest from book sales. Who would want to hear from Bill Clinton if his wife was not a presumptive leading candidate for President? Who would read their books?

So, after this election if it isn’t “Madam President” for Senator Clinton, it probably never will be. Oh, and the gravy-train will dry up too.

You came close, but you never made it, and if you were gonna make it, you would have made it before now.—Pulp Fiction 1994

Added: I was wrong: The old lady hung on and dang if she didn't get a shot at the big chair 8 years later. Still lost, but I guess the well will now dry-up.