I am a republican, addressing other republicans...
And quite frankly - woudl it be desireable, from a separation of powers point of view, for there to be a President Clinton and a Justice Clinton? Does he recuse himself in cases involving the Administration, but not President Clinton directly? If not, why not?
I may also not have made this clear - I don't like the current crop of Republican candidates either. Once Fred Thompson left, my liking for the republican field took a nosedive. In fact, if the Dems run Obama vs the Republicans choosing Huckabee; I'll be voting Obama. I'm hoping like hell it's not Clinton vs Huckabee - because I dont' want either of them. I'm not even sure I'd vote for Romney were he the nominee vs Obama. I reluctantly support McCain because the positives barely outwiegh the negatives.
Make no mistake, 2008 sucks worse than 2004 did, IMHO, as far as choices go. But there is a choice, and one of them may end up with the scenario I outlined. *May* end up there - it's certainly a worst-case.