November 24, 2008
The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: They're Back! Not Carter Two but Clinton Three

Jeffrey Jena | Bio

Now that the Barack Obama has asked America to open wide to swallow Hillary as Secretary of State it is interesting to note an odd phenomenon: Let's call it qualification reversal. Just a few months ago in the primaries (you remember the primaries that short period of time when Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama were speaking the truth about each other) Hillary was saying Obama was naïve and not ready to lead. In return the Obamatons were poo-pooing Hillary's claim that her time as first lady counted as foreign policy experience.

Just a few months later and abracadabra presto, Mrs. Clinton is praising Mr. Obama's strong leadership qualities and He Who Is has picked Her Who Wasn't as the best person in the country to be the front for our new foreign policy. Yet there are still some of you who don't believe in miracles! Maybe this is the change you can believe in but I believe that something more sinister is afoot.

Over the last few weeks I have been waggishly saying that this new administration was going actually going to be a continuation of the failed economic and foreign policy of Jimmy Carter but now I must admit I was wrong. In the most Machiavellian turn of events since the DeMedicis took over the Vatican this is shaping up to be the return of Bill Clinton. Although the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has never been a big fan of Billy Boy we do admire him in the same way that Patton admired Rommel. This guy has now installed a puppet government with many of his former lackeys in place. All we need is for Janet Reno and the ghost of Vince Foster to get appointments and the old gang will all be here. When he saw his wife's campaign unraveling he quickly took action. He dispatched Bill Richardson to the Obama side with orders to start sucking up. Other former Clintonistas David Axelrod, Jamie Gorelick and Greg Craig were already deep inside the Obama camp and ready to strike.

So now Bill has out Putined Putin. His shadow administration is in place and ready to take orders from their master. These former Clinton employees are already set for key positions. Gregory Craig, the Clinton impeachment defender is now White house Counsel. Eric Holder, the liberator of Marc Rich is now appointed to be the new Attorney General. Larry Summers, Peter Orszag and Tim Geithner, Clinton loyalists all, are the Obama economic team. Mrs. Clinton will be at the foreign policy helm for her husband by running the State Department. There are others but perhaps the key man in the Clinton Coup is John Podesta. The former White House adviser is running the transition team, how perfect for getting hundreds of sleeper Clintonistas into not only front line but second and third tier jobs.

You cannot fundamentally change the culture of Washington and the way business is done if you simply promote the old middle management to the front office. Bill Clinton, once called the first Black President, is now poised to run the second Black President's White House by proxy as well.