. . . January 5th, 2008 by Louis Vandenberg
It was obvious when Hillary ran for Senate in 2000, she was really running for President.
It was obvious that her manifestly conscious tilt to the right as a Senator, supporting a flag-burning amendment, sundry votes supporting Bush policies, including the fateful support for the Iraq War resolution, were all the actions of a triangulating Presidential candidate.
It was obvious from her hard “iron-lady” neocon-lite rhetoric that she was trying to push back against the widely propagated (and false) right-wing meme that she is a raging liberal. Presidents must build consensus among the American people, after all.
It was obvious that the silence of Bill Clinton during the awful presidency of George W. Bush was about smoothing the way for Hillary. This silence was deadly. There is no greater political talent in the United States than Bill Clinton. Why was his powerful mind, genuine charisma, and brilliant rhetoric silent during the serial outrages of the GW Bush presidency? Because he wanted to serve Hillary’s ambitions, he said nothing of Bush’s lunatic war, his handling of Katrina, the “surge,” his economic policies, and on and on. Bill Clinton speaking against the war may have had real impact. He may well have saved lives. He remained silent for her. I find this hard to forgive.
It was obvious when, as a presidential candidate, HRC voted for the Kyle-Lieberman amendment, she was pandering to powerful special interests, closely associated with the neocons. A presidential candidate must do these things, she thought, or was consulted to think.
What message is to be taken from Iowa caucuses? People have had enough of Bush, that’s for sure. They want a candidate to put Bush in history’s “worst president ever” dumpster, which awaits him. They want someone to bring the America they knew back again. This is clear in both the Democratic and Republican votes.
The Bush-accommodating Hillary is, by her own choice, not that candidate.
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