THE GOP SHOULD PROPOSE MAKING THE FIRST SPOUSE A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND REQUIRING FULL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

SALON - VIA GLENN: A look at Bill Clinton's influence in a Hillary Clinton administration:

Laws designed to minimize real or perceived influence peddling limit the activities of a sitting president.

But campaign and election law attorneys say nothing prohibits Bill Clinton from continuing to accept big checks made out to him or his foundation, even if his wife is elected president.

"I don't know of any law that would restrict that," said Meredith McGehee, policy director at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington.

"The spouse is not exactly a federal employee." . . .

• THE SENATE AND HOUSE GOP SHOULD PROPOSE MAKING THE FIRST SPOUSE A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND PROPOSE VERY STRICT DISCLOSURE RULES FOR FIRST SPOUSE'S INCOME.

• (EVEN IF IT CAN'T PASS; IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO MAKE THE DEMS SQUIRM AND EXPOSE MORE OF THEIR UTTER HYPOCRISY.)

• REALLY: I WOULDN'T WANT A FIRST SPOUSE TO GET A BIG CHECK FROM A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, MIKE ER UM... CHINA AND SAUDI ARABIA - AS BILL CLINTON HAS IN THE PAST.