LA Times: Don't Run Hillary, We Need Bill at the U.N.

I can think of a lot of good reasons why Hillary Clinton should not run for president, but the LA Times may have topped them all. They start today's op-ed this way:

THE BEST THING HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON could do for humanity is not run for president.

It's hard to disagree with that, but then they keep going:

Nothing against her personally, mind you; it's just that her aspirations could get in the way of her husband's worthier ones.

In our continuing quest to find an appropriate job for our favorite ex-president — a year and a half ago we suggested he become chairman of the Democratic Party — we now offer an even better suggestion. This time, it's a post he has coveted. Not long after leaving office in 2001, Clinton reportedly told an aide that his dream job would be secretary-general of the United Nations. That's our dream too.

Dream, or nightmare. You make the call.

The fawning continues:

The U.N.'s reputation has been tattered by peacekeeper sex scandals, the Iraq oil-for-food fiasco and other leadership failures. Nearly everybody agrees that reforms are desperately needed, but no one has emerged who can unite the competing factions and bring about real change. The United States — the most potent force for spreading freedom and democracy around the world — is thoroughly disillusioned with the United Nations. Americans are largely disengaged with the organization's actions. Bill Clinton at the helm would change that overnight.

I guess Bill Clinton's sex scandals will look good when compared to the peacekeeper sex scandals. However, the notion that Clinton would represent some type of uniting personality when it comes to Americans and the U.N. is pure pipedream. Those folks already sick of the U.N. would only be turned off further if they had to look at Clinton leading that Star Wars bar scene.

Finally, the Times concludes their adoring piece this way:

If the Security Council members were truly inspired to pick the right man for the job, and if Hillary Clinton's candidacy were the only obstacle standing between her husband and global leadership (granted, a big if), we'd like to think she'd do the right thing and put her presidential aspirations on hold. The world needs Bill more than the U.S. needs Hillary.

Excuse me while I go wretch.