December 27, 2005
The Silence of the candidate!
Hillary is silent! What's that you say? Hillary, the mouth, silent? Ann Althouse suspects that Hillary knows that speaking out against the wire-tapping of folks here in America calling friends perhaps associated with Al Qaeda is a losing proposition. Could be!
Hillary didn't get where she is by being dumb (although she is, from my point of view, nowhere near as brilliant as she and everyone else thinks she is - shrewd perhaps, but not brilliant). The fact of the matter is, as a commenter on Althouse noted:
"Scarcely anyone will admit to it, but most people are perfectly willing to sacrifice a little freedom for security. The revelation that the government is taking proactive measures against terrorism - even ones which may well be illegal, if not unconstitutional (see Orin Kerr's comments here) is reassuring. Of course, most people are also aware that there is something socially unacceptable about admitting ass much, but when you vote, it's just you and a ballot paper, and I think people get pretty honest about what they think when they vote."I couldn't have said it better myself. And this, my beloved readers will indicate that Hillary is much smarter than the rest of the Democratic herd. Though that isn't saying much.
A tip of the GM Chapeaux to Ann Althous and the Instapundit
Cross Posted at The Real ugly American
Posted by GM Roper at December 27, 2005 05:52 AM | TrackBackShrewd and politically astute.
She understands that impeachment of Bush, unlike that of her husband, is a political loser. It goes something like this: "you want to impeach the President because he (may have) violated the law in order to prevent another terrorist attack in America, another 9/11?".
Her approach and position on the issues of the day could get her elected President in the popular vote. The problem is she has to get herself on the ballot first and I'm not sure that is possible given that she isn't going along with the ascendent Democrat position on Bush, etc.
Posted by too many steves at December 27, 2005 06:46 AM
Your Hillary post has the word "as" spelled with a double-s. It seems appropriate for the subject matter, but I didn't know if it was intentional or a perfectly understandable Freudian slip.
Posted by Woody at December 27, 2005 09:04 AM
Interesting post, GM. Being from the "wrong" side of the political spectrum, I have never understood the fawning over H. Clinton that some people engage in. I don't understand the virulent hatred of her either, other than that it has something to do with Bill's presidency.
BTW, in the first paragraph, it should be "losing", instead of "loosing".
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UPDATE: Corrected and a tip of the GM Chapeaux to Master Kevin.
Posted by Kevin at December 28, 2005 02:07 AM
