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December 03, 2007
The imperial incumbent strikes back
In response to Obama's show of strength in Iowa, Hillary Clinton has gone on the offensive, starting with a barrage about the "superiority" of her "comprehensive" health care plan, and moving on to a literal attack on Obama's character: ....asked whether she was saying this was an issue of character when it comes to Senator Obama, Senator Clinton at first demurred -- but then said "it's beginning to look a lot like that. You know, it really is, where you can't get a straight answer on health care; where somebody who runs on ethics and not taking money from certain people is found out to have at least skirted if not violated the FEC rules, and to use lobbyist and PAC money to do so."The New York Daily News has more: "I think that folks from some of the other campaigns are reading the polls and starting to get stressed and issuing a whole range of outlandish accusations," Obama said in Des Moines.Gee. Character attacks plus attacks on kindergarten papers? This is getting nastier than I thought. Meanwhile, Hillary has an army of sorts, and there's every sign that her Iowa troops are being readied for battle: The event here today was also a new one. It was called "Take Your Buddy to Caucus," and it basically involved Mrs. Clinton - in spirited pitchman mode - exhorting and instructing her audience about how to participate in the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, and asking them to recruit "buddies" who will come along and support Mrs. Clinton on caucus night as well. She also invited two women to the stage who extolled their buddy-buddy relationship.Frankly, the whole thing seemed shrouded in secrecy. It was held on a network few can watch, and there were reports that organizers had stacked things in favor of Hillary. So I don't know why there'd be 40 empty seats. All I know is that despite diligent attempts, I couldn't watch it. One of the constants about Hillary is that when the going gets tough, Bill appears on the scene, almost as if on cue, to remind voters of What's At Stake. "Thinking about tomorrow"? Then think about yesterday! An integral part of Mr Obama's appeal is that he represents a generational shift away from what his supporters call the "Bush-Clinton years" - the nearly two decades that a member of one or other family has been president.Frankly, were I in Obama's position, I'd be more than a little intimidated by this. It's as if he's running against the incumbent. (No wonder he sometimes appears to not want to win.) Not that he had to, but Karl Rove was kind enough (if sarcastically so) to offer Obama some words of advice: Hillary may come over as calculating and shifty but she looks in control. You, on the other hand, often come over as weak and ineffectual. In some debates, you do not even look at her when disagreeing with her, making it look as if you are afraid of her. She offers you openings time and again but you do not take advantage of them. Sharpen your attacks and make them more precise.It should not be forgotten that Hillary has all the advantages, and Obama has few. posted by Eric on 12.03.07 at 10:25 AM |
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Is it just me, or does Hillary sound like the sort of busybody, micromanaging, controlling person I'd not want as a friend, or a neighbor - much less running the city - much less running the state - much less running the country?
I'm just sayin' - if this is the way she acts BEFORE election day, when she is at least SOMEWHAT accountable to the voters - how is she going to act AFTER she gets elected?
J.