In which Hillary triangulates her way into a ditch
There are those who claim that Hillary Clinton is congenitally and pathologically unable to take a position, any position, on anything, other than that of insistent supplicant on the fundraising circuit.
These people are entirely wrong. Hillary is capable of taking at least one position: she wants the U.S. military presence in Iraq to continue into the first term as President this vain, substance-free woman has deluded herself into believing she can win.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton foresees a "remaining military as well as political mission" in Iraq, and says that if elected president, she would keep a reduced military force there to fight Al Qaeda, deter Iranian aggression, protect the Kurds and possibly support the Iraqi military.
Or maybe these people are entirely correct. Asked whether she agreed with the recent comments by General Pace, who happens to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that homosexuality is immoral, she said:
"Well, I'm going to leave that to others to conclude."
Good thing that she's not running for President and people don't care what her opinion is, right? Oh wait, she is; never mind.
Every day that dawns brings a new reason to doubt Hillary Clinton. This is not leadership; it's leadering, something that looks like leadership, but is not. Too bad for Hillary that more and more Americans are noticing the difference.
[Update]: New York Blade says 'Hillary is a poor choice for gay voters'. Zing!
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Michael can gloat a bit
Submitted by mole333 on 16 March 2007 - 4:33pm.
THe recent polls seem to support Michael's premise that Hillary is the worse candidate. Obama really seems like the candidate that gives us the best shot.
Leadering is to leadership ...
Submitted by Liza Sabater on 16 March 2007 - 10:59pm.
what truthiness is to the truth.
We have to keep an eye on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
THEY WILL STEAL IT!
TDS stole my Pataki joke, I wouldn't put it pass the writers of TCR to take this one w/o attribution either.
Heh.
Hillary's now in Austin, Texas!
Submitted by Barry Popik (not verified) on 17 March 2007 - 1:57am.
It's bad enough that Austin is now mobbed by the SXSW festival. Now we have Hillary looking for Texas bucks.
Help! Send her back to New York!
I knew it
Submitted by sidnora on 17 March 2007 - 10:11am.
When I heard her statement, my very first thought was, "Michael will be all over this like white on rice", and "How exactly like Hillary this is". Oh, wait, that's two thoughts. But they're both true.
It's repellent that she squirms around when she should be forthrightly stating her moral support for equal rights, let alone the rights of a group whose backing, and bucks, she has assiduously courted.
But this goes beyond the obvious insult. It gives us a window into her soul, and I, for one, don't like what I'm seeing in there: standing up for what she knows is right should be a reflex that overrides any equivocation in the service of political expediency. No amount of backpedaling or apology can repair that damage. In fact, if her initial statement did not reflect her true beliefs, it's even worse, in a way.
oh, exactly .
Submitted by gettowork on 17 March 2007 - 2:43pm.
Every phrase is a jewel. Thanks. I actually laughed (not my usual response whenever I think of the abysmal 2008 race).
in fairness, Obama did the
in fairness, Obama did the same thing when asked about Pace's comments.
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