To answer SRS' question, no, Bill Clinton's health concerns should have no effect on the campaign, either positive or negative. Both campaigns have come out with statements wishing former Pres. Clinton the best.

A funny thing about America. Given a couple of years to let the dust settle, most Americans come to regard our former presidents with honor. Witness what happened to Nixon. Granted, it took a lot longer for him, but then his transgressions were a lot bigger. By the time he passed most people, even his staunchest enemies, came to realize the positive work that he had accompished in the White House. I see Jimmy Carter viewed with much more respect now than the first four years he was out of office.

The point is, or should be, that a former president is in the hospital with a serious heart problem. While his antics are more fresh in our minds, that does not diminish the respect for the office that we as Americans should have.

I think everyone wishes former Pres. Clinton the best, except the most crass among us. I really do not care about them.

Freightdawg