Gerard Baker has written the equivalent of a Stephen King story in his article today regarding what he calls “Hillary Clinton’s shameless political reconstructive surgery.”
There are many reasons people think Mrs Clinton will not be elected president. She lacks warmth; she is too polarising a figure; the American people don’t want to relive the psychodrama of the eight years of the Clinton presidency.
But they all miss this essential counterpoint. As you consider her career this past 15 years or so in the public spotlight, it is impossible not to be struck, and even impressed, by the sheer ruthless, unapologetic, unshameable way in which she has pursued this ambition, and confirmed that there is literally nothing she will not do, say, think or feel to achieve it. Here, finally, is someone who has taken the black arts of the politician’s trade, the dissembling, the trimming, the pandering, all the way to their logical conclusion.
I agree totally with all of the points made by Mr. Baker, and wonder why the liberals in this country don’t see what she is doing. Mrs. Clinton has made a career out of saying one thing, and then suddenly changing her mind when she finds out that the people she wants to vote for her don’t agree. Remember when she claimed to be both a Yankees fan and a Cubs fan? On the surface, this was no big deal. However, if you think about it, if she can’t tell the truth about the little things, what makes you think she will tell the truth about the things that matter?
You need to read the whole article.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
January 29th, 2007 at 11:24 am
If you don’t think she has much chance of being elected, then why have you titled this entry “Be Afraid?”
Mrs. Clinton has made a career out of saying one thing, and then suddenly changing her mind when she finds out that the people she wants to vote for her don’t agree.
Do you really, honestly, sincerely believe she has done more flip-flopping (or even as much flip-flopping) as the current administration?
Bush’s Top Ten Flip-Flops