Clinton Owes Obama An Apology

I've had it with the Clintons.

The past few months I've tried to defend Bill and Hillary Clinton against some of the more unreasonable attacks from their critics. Just last weekend on CNN's Ballot Bowl, I defended Bill Clinton when critics accused of him of questioning Barack Obama's patriotism. The critics may have misinterpreted Clinton's remarks, I said, giving the former president the benefit of the doubt.

I've also defended Barack Obama in recent weeks against unreasonable charges directed at him because of his association with his church and his pastor. It seems obvious to me that Barack Obama loves his country and is not an anti-white bigot.

Maybe I'm too close to the two Democrats to be against either one. I went to law school with Barack Obama and worked in the Clinton White House, so I have connections and allegiances to both candidates. That's why I've never understood the rabid Hillary haters or the angry Obama opponents. To me, all three candidates -- including John McCain -- are good and decent Americans who have served their country with distinction.

I wish Hillary Clinton would acknowledge that fact too. In the past few weeks, I've been increasingly disturbed by the gratuitously negative tone of the Clinton campaign.

First, during an interview with 60 Minutes host Steve Croft, Sen. Clinton cleverly stoked the rumors that Obama might be a closet Muslim. "No, there is nothing to base that on," she told Croft. But then she slyly added, "As far as I know."

Next, she all but endorsed McCain over Obama for president. "I have a lifetime of experience that I will bring to the White House," she said. "I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House. And Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002."

Then came the Jeremiah Wright story. Based on the previous tactics used by her campaign, I did not expect Clinton to say much of anything about the Wright story. As Napoleon Bonaparte famously said, "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." And after all, the Clintons have relied on the support of controversial black pastors, include Rev. Jeremiah Wright, to save their own hides several times in the past.

But as time went by, and the Wright story lingered on, it seemed Clinton was perfectly willing to let the uninformed public get the misimpression that Barack Obama is moonlighting as an anti-American black nationalist racist. She knows better, and she ought to be ashamed for not speaking up on his behalf.

Just last month, in one of the many near-death experiences that forced her into a moment of vulnerable humility, Senator Clinton told a debate audience in Austin, Texas that she was proud to sit beside Barack Obama. "No matter what happens in this contest -- and I am honored. I am honored to be here with Barack Obama. I am absolutely honored," she said to applause. For a moment, it seemed the Democratic contest might become civil but competitive. For a moment.

Then on Tuesday of this week, apparently dissatisfied that the Jeremiah Wright story had failed to derail Obama's campaign, Clinton broke her silence on the issue and told a newspaper in Pennsylvania (188 delegates) that Rev. Wright "would not have been my pastor."

She repeated her criticism at a press conference later in the day. "You know, we don't have a choice when it comes to our relatives. We have a choice when it comes to our pastors and the churches we attend," she said.

She ought to be ashamed. A month ago she stoked the fears that Obama might be a Muslim and now she plays on the fears of Pennsylvanians that the Illinois senator is a radical black Christian. I would expect that kind of nonsensical fear mongering from a Republican, but I'm disappointed when it comes from a fellow Democrat.

Even John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has acknowledged that Clinton and Obama are both honorable Americans. When a conservative radio host attacked Obama at a Cincinnati McCain rally last month, the Arizona senator stood up for his Democratic opponents and apologized for the attack. "I have repeatedly stated my respect for Senator Obama and Senator Clinton," he said and promised to "treat them with respect." That was much classier than Hillary Clinton's comments on Jeremiah Wright.

As a New Yorker, I have been proud of Hillary Clinton's service in the Senate, and I harbor no ill will toward her. If she somehow manages to wrangle the nomination from Obama, I will actively support her general election campaign. But I cannot remain silent any longer while my own senator destroys the Democratic Party, and her own reputation, in a desperate and degrading effort to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

It's time for Senator Clinton to act like a leader that I know she can be. Hilary Clinton not only needs to defend Barack Obama, she needs to apologize to him.

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Comments

[YellowPanties]

Spot on.

[2351]

I think that Hillary continues to be behind some of this Jeremiah Wright stuff that keeps trickling out. I think that because the Pennsylvania primary is coming up, she continues to do deceptive things to win the primary. This is a very sad time. I am really not sure that she is not the one behind the initial release of the Jeremiah tapes.

[Hilleluiah]

Actually Sean Hannity had this out since March 2007 and even interviewed the pastor. Who knows why the MSM decided not to run the story and ask questions last year. If the Clinton's were behind this, then it seems to me that they could have been better served by this story a little earlier, like in Iowa.

[arethabaez]

You think Hillary was behind Hitler and Lucifer. Wright sells the tapes in his church of 8,000 people, Fool! Wright is a VERY well-known minister.
BO has teflonned away from this better than anybody else would have, thank goodness.
I respect Wright but he's not the type of guy a prez candidate's should be glued to, and anybody who reads knew this was coming. Better NOW than in the general.

[arethabaez]

Spot on the 2nd.
If only the Obama Camp demonstrated 1/10 of the understanding of other folk's discussions or racial references that they demand . They expect BROAD acceptance of BO's mentor's kooky rants as a given, while twisting the comments of Ferraro, Bill and others into bankable raciast liabilities. Mention cocaine use, discuss AA votings patterns, popular desire for an AA candidate, etc and.....it's racist !

HRC said "NO" 4 times in a row to the Muslim rumors plus gave a sympathetic explanation about how phony tales have haunted her TOO. Boykin who "respects" the Clintons in a Bill Richardson sort of way ( and obviously favors BO as hard as he tries to be objective), still has to drag out that "not that I know of line "( which was only stated after the 4th repetition of the same question.)

She was asked about Wright ; is she supposed to be the ONLY person in America who can't discuss it ? It was obviously not a winning move for a presidential candidate to be so bound to a ranter like Wright, and it's cost BO. Is she not supposed to refer to his dumb mistake when asked? What happened to open discussions BO asked for in his famous speech?

All the PC statements the BO camp wants but doesn't want to give...... After the LBJ vs King AND Kennedy speech , wasn't BO's ( with pre-Wright controversy arrogance) remark : "an unfortunate use of words" ?
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[rosal]

Unfortunately, his lady lacks decency and common sense. After eight years of "My way, or the highway". and I am not ready for a continuation. The Clintons are experts on the use of dirty politics to get their way. She doesn't care if she destroys the party. According to her actions, If she doesn't win, nobody will, except MCCain. Her negatives are at all time low. What a shame her legacy has the potential to be, shamefully dividing the party, and handing the election to the Republicans

[lavonne12]

I agree. hrc is desperate. She has never said"mistake" about her war vote with thousands dead and wounded, so I I hardly expect her to apologize to Obama.
HRC sold her soul years ago when she decided to stay with Bill aftter international embarrasment so she could one day run for the White House. Well, we are witnessing what it looks like to have lost your soul, credibility, and integrity.
I still think she is a smart lady but I frankly don't want Bill back in the "HOUSE", I would rather she had divorced him, ran for the senate, and then the White House.

[sunshinegirl7]

I'm shocked at how much I'm beginning to prefer McCain to Clinton. Her campaign has sickened me-she would rather destroy the party if she can't be the nominee. Shame on her.

[Amminadab]

Well you sure hit all the talking points...... but none of them are true.

[WilliamL]

4,000 dead, 30,000 total plus casualties, a million Iraqs dead and this race is coming down to race and gender?

Hmmm.

[FatherOfAllLife]

4,000 dead, 30,000 total plus casualties, a million Iraqs dead and this race is coming down to race and gender?

What else can they push? It's that or expose that they are ALL easy money war wh*res for the ILLEGAL WAR$ OF AGGRE$$ION?

[focher]

Amen. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[mamamay]

Thanks Keith for standing up for the truth. The public needs to know that Obama is not responsible for Rev Wright's words,because Rev W is a grown man. There is no perfect human existing that should be aloud to slander Obama as Hillary has. The Senate co workers should have stood up and drew the line and call for an apologize, or suspend her from remaining delegates available to the Dem Party. Yes Hil is leading in being Negative, and she is leading in incredibilitye, and unelectibility. I appreciate your 2 cents and you are worth much much more for your honsty on these tv channels. Keep up the good work and keep on speaking out on this Obama bashing at this level.

[FatherOfAllLife]

SURE,

And HOW LONG would you stay at huffpost with regular headlines such as "ALL OF WHITE AMERICA IS KKK MEMBERS" & "GOD D*MN AMERICA"?

20 yrs, ya think?

[MikeL1]

I have 2 give you a standing ovation, William. GREAT!!!

[khristmaskathy]

Hillary owes BHO NOTHING! I am sick to death of the Hillary-bashing going on in this country and of BHO being portrayed as the next Messiah! What about Obama's campaign calling Hillary a "monster"? Or how about the fact that they brought up Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky? Obama has his problems, one of them being that he appears to be anti-American and very racist. If he and Michelle are able to get into the White House, they will have to create an additional wing to house the huge chips on their shoulders!

[wolverinesm]

Barack Obama is "anti-American and very racist"? Can you provide any support for that statement? Or should I just make assumptions based on your spelling of Christmas with a K?

[2351]

Now, I like that one. People make so many statements without having any real basis to back it up and I guess that when you spell Christmas with a K, it tells you a lot doesn't it?

[JCFox]

Just like a Clinton - misrepresenting and obfuscating!
1) The "Campaign" did not call Clinton a "Monster" - a member did, and she promptly quit - much in the same way Ferraro "quit" the Clinton campaign.
2) Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky are fair topics - they go to Hillary Clinton's character - she claims her time as first lady gave her "experience" - and this was part of the legacy of the Clinton Administration. The way she handled herself and the scandal shows us something of her character - or lack thereof. (She is in fact, no more qualified to be president than Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, or any other first lady.) And the ABSOLUTE LIES AND FABRICATIONS she has made about her travel to Bosnia is beyond comical - she has no moral compass, and has no business running for office.
3) Obama appears to be "anti-American and very racist" - based on WHAT? Based on Bill Clinton implying that Obama is not a patriot?
4) "Chip of their shoulders" - again, based on WHAT?
The only thing Hillary Clinton owes Obama and the Country as whole - is to be a good American, and quit now with dignity....ooops, too late.

[Tonksmom]

Do you really want to go down that road, painting people by the company they keep? Do we really want to talk about all your candidates' cronies, like Roger Clinton, Dan Lasater, Bill McKuen, Dan Harmon?

As for the "monster" comment, duh, Obama saw to it that guy was out of the campaign THAT SAME DAY. How many times have HRC's proxies suggested that Obama is nothing but an empty suit with a black face, and not even been asked to apologize? Want to talk racist?

As for that extra wing, HRC will probably need one for all the inconvenient papers she wants to lose somewhere, and Bill might need another one for his chippies.

[FatherOfAllLife]

As for the "monster" comment, duh, Obama saw to it that guy was out of the campaign THAT SAME DAY,

YUH,
HERE'S YOUR BONUS, DON'T LET THEM SEE YOU COMING IN THE BACK DOOR WHEN YOU COME BACK TO WORK.
YA THINK?

[2351]

Everybody knows that Obama is not anit-american, his only problem is that Jeremiah Wright was his pastor, and somehow people keep trying to make him responsible for what Jeremiah Wright has said. It is not fair to Obama. I believe that it is Hillary who keeps getting this Jeremiah Wright stuff out there. Look at the whole picture. Obama, taking heat for something that he has no control over, based on something that someone else has said, but Hillary got caught in a lie. That was her own doing. When you get caught in a lie, people are just going to stop believe you. How could we believe Hillary when she gives the state of the union address. How many of her other statements have been exagerations? Now she has her cronies threatening Nancy Pelosi and has James Carville out there dogging Bill Richardson because he did not give her his support. She is a sore loser. It looks bad on her and it makes it look like she wants to win at any cost. How are you supposed to respect a person like that. When she got caught in the lie about Bosnia, instead of her owning up to it like a real Commander in Chief, she threw Obama under the bus to get the heat off of herself. How can you respect a person like that? This is not Hillary basing, it is the absolute truth. What is being done to Obama is the real bashing.

[MadeinAmericaProud]

I read your profile, I suggest you do the same. In October2007 with the M. Vick dog story, you went on and on and on. The story on the people in New Orleans with Katrina, two sentences. You have more love for dogs problems than people. In December 2007 Geo. Bush was the anti-Christ, Just recent you said in Jan. 08, Senator Obama was anti-Christ. wanted everyone to look at the web site you found. Now you said Obama is anti-American. I was told never never leave Christ out of Christmas,
You put K, are you the anti-Christ?

You brag about Don Imus, call young ladies out of their names, yet are a big cheerleader of Don.
I noticed white Americans want to have a higher standard judge by the company or mind set with.
Don I do good, but the Rev Wright was not given a decent burial, American is still demanding off with his head and Obama too. The I read these profile, they are letting me know what kind of company I am in. I served my country, was willing to die for all the people, I thank GOD i lived because some of you people was not truly worth me giving my life for. dogs over people? What the Hell

[electress]

Obama is a megahypocrit!

You think you know Hillary because of her husband. Obama we are just now beginning to see who
he really is, and I can tell you, I don't trust him!

[Tonksmom]

So if I meet all the people YOU know and find out that one of them is a racist, and you probably knew it, that tells me who YOU really are?

[SPYWITNESS]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH ELECTRESS! "barama" suffers from delusional grandeur if he thinks for a moment that consistently making vague promises that he CANNOT KEEP or accomplish. I not only do not trust him, but despise his arrogance, and his inability to provide concrete workable solutions, instead of just mimicking Hillary Clintnon's hard -fought inroads for the middle class.

Also, he apparently is not a regular church-goer, if he somehow"missed" Wright's hateful diatribe from that pulpit! His explanation is total BULL****! "Baramas" admittance that he's listened to this pastor-bigot for 20 years, tells me he agrees with Wrights proclamations of hate!

[goodgulf]

Super delegates have to vote for who is electable in november 08, not who was electable in december of 07. If rev Wright's speechs had come out last august, Obama's candidacy would already be over. If his campaign crashs through the last states, you can't put him on the november's ticket based on popularity a year earlier. When asked about his lack of experience, he always brings up the speech he made to an anti-war audience 5 years ago and says that shows his judgement is perfect. Spending 20 years at a radical church is not displaying good judgement. If Hillary had spent 20 years at a church that preached white power politics, Barak wouldn't defend her.

[Star2000dancer]

The visual of a pastor "riding dirty", while dry humping at the pulpit as his worshippers go wild, jump up & pat him on the back & everybody's nodding their head and even ameming....sickened me. I can not get it out my head. I think,......... men ,women, & children cheered to that, and it just is'nt right. I have been in churches that I walked pout of for far less. It's about time Clinton weighed in on it and it took a crowbar to get her to. Just like the guy baiting her about Obama being a Muslim. She kept saying no, no, no, no & as I would have, probably thought well, I better cover my butt just in case & finally added "not to my knowledge". What more do you want???

[MagisterLudi]

OBama is incapable of producing any meaningful change. If Democrats ( or Americans) wanted change there was Kucinich, Paul, Green Party, Libretarians Communist Party etc. Americans Do NOT want MEANINGFUL change. Two middle- of- the -road Ivy league rich lawyers (Obama, Clinton) ain't gonna produce meaningful change. While both would be an improvement over Bush, the standard has been set pretty low.

You can bet your stock portfolio on that.

STOP brainwashing Democrats with this pro- Obama nonsense!

He's a conservative, Christian fundamentalist lawyer. Everything else is smoke. He, like Bush, will be controlled by his handlers to the detriment of the world.

[zundra]

What is your point? Even if everything you said is true it neither addresses the article's topic nor does it tell us why Hillary or McCain would be better.

[Democrab]

Obama should apologize for lying about his public service in Illinois.
Obama should also apologize for saying his parents met on the Selma march four years after he was born.
Obama should apologize for saying he was a constitutional law professor, he wasn't.
Obama should apologize for saying his Rezko relationship was casual and then saying he saw him more than often.
And Obama should apologize for saying he was never present when Wright trashed America and then changing his tune for the great Philadelphia speech.

[khristmaskathy]

YES! THANK YOU!

[estevancarlos]

HERE ARE YOUR CORRECTIONS

1. Obama did do public service in Illinois.

2. Obama said it was because of the Selma march that his parents overcame bigotry regarding their interracial marriage in this nation. He did correct himself after he realized the Selma march happened after their marriage. He never said they met there.

3. Yes, Obama has been corrected that he was actually a Constitutional Law Assistant Professor. I personally don't think he needs to apologize to me.

4. Obama does deserve to be corrected and confronted on this matter.

5. Obama said he was never present for those particular occurrences in the youtube video. He never changed his tune regarding Wright on anything. He doesn't agree with many things Wright said but won't disown him either. Most people who disagree with Wright have never bothered to watch the entire video and get some context. You sound like someone who been getting a whole lot of information, period.

[FatherOfAllLife]

HERE ARE YOUR CORRECTIONS

Obama voted to bring low-cost foreign labor into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. This was a slap in the face against the African-Americans who were displaced in that city. Obama also voted to place Michael Cheftoff, the man responsible for the Katrina catastrophe, in charge of Homeland Security. Obama voted for the bills that gave Blackwater the funding they needed to shoot the people of New Orleans who were only trying to save their own lives. He voted to allow Michael Chetoff to waive all laws, including murder, torture and kidnapping.

In voting for the Real ID Act, Obama voted to end political asylum for people seeking shelter in this country because of terrorism at home.

African-Americans consider Dennis Kucinich, not Obama, to be their candidate. See Bruce Dixon's article 'Is Dennis Kucinich the 'black candidate?'

Obama voted more than five times for USA-PATRIOT's renewal. This is a bill that is patently offensive to most Americans. City after city has passed resolutions condemning USA-PATRIOT. Obama chose to side with tyranny over freedom and Bush over the people on this issue. The Real ID Act, which would allow Michael Cheftoff to declare martial law and imprison all Americans, was supported by Obama, as noted above.

[FatherOfAllLife]

Obama's pretense at being anti-war is a fraud on the American people. His actions are fully pro-war. He has voted anti-choice and to keep the USA-PATRIOT Act. A win for Obama will be a win for the neo-con agenda. An Obama nomination is a guaranteed loss for the American people who would have no major candidates to support in 2008.


I NOTICE NONE OF THE oBOMB'emNUTS WANT TO TOUCH THESE FACTS.

SPIN THAT!

[mojomagic]

And how about his lying about his snub of Sen. Clinton at the State of the Union? It took more courage for her to extend his hand to him sitting there with Sen. Kennedy than it would have been for him to shake her hand. His behaviour was immature and impertenent......and then to lie about it!
That shows a dishonest nature.

[YellowPanties]

Apologize to whom? When you post obvious lies, how is that helpful? It's undemocratic to slander and libel someone, as you are doing.

[2351]

Stop trying to drag Obama down in the gutter with Hillary. These issues were not lies and have already been addressed. Stop acting like a crab trying to drag Obama down in the bucket with Hillary.

[AlligatorShuz]

Hillary & Bill Clinton has used the black community in the past and now they are upset that the black community isn't supporting her. That is why she is playing DIRTY TRAILER PARK POLITICS! They will do anything to try to win this election even trying to steal this election.........

[Amminadab]

Hillary and Bill Clinton have also HELPED the black community a great deal in the past, and continuing. But now they are called racists.

Draw your own conclusions.

[chocolate]

It's not Hillary's job to defend, apologize, stand up for or protect Barack. What is he , some little kid being bullied on the playground who can't stand up for himself? If he has something to say, he has all the opportunity in the world to speak up. She has said nothing for which she should apologize. This is all being manufactured by the Barack-lovinb media.
Her comment "as far as I know" is a common term basically meaning that one does not have any special knowledge of the subject. Why should she know more about Barack's religious affiliations than anyone else?
All these comments attributing negative staements, feelings, motivations to HIllary are total fabrications and the over-active imaginations of people like Tucker Carlson, Chris Matthews. People who repeat their baseless comments are just spreading gossip. If anyone deserves an apology, it is Hillary, from people like Keith.

[Daniel8168]

Obama is not a little kid on the playground that cannot defend himself. Hillary however is doing her best to play the role of bully. Obama will be just fine without Hillary's apology, but any decent human being can see through her and Bill's bullshit. You can close your eyes to it and cry foul anytime someone does see through it, but you can't make the truth go away.

So, Hillary has said nothing for which she should apologize? How about her lies about Bosnia? How about her stretching of the truth concerning her white house experience? How about her and her husband's insinuations that Obama is unpatriotic, and muslim? Whether it's a common expression to say "as far as I know" isn't the issue. The issue is that she did in fact know that Obama was a Christian since she had sat at Senate prayer meetings with him on several occasions. So, "as far as she knew" he was a Christian. So, please, quit trying to pretend that Hillary and Bill aren't the conniving, insinuating, lying, desperate people that they are. She could have just as easily said, I believe that Senator Obama is a Christian since I have sat with him at prayer meetings."

So, yes, Hillary and her pet husband Bill have a lot of things to apologize for. One day, when she falls from grace you will begin to understand this.

[2351]

And don't forget about her throwing Obama under the bus, when the heat was on her about the lie that she told about Bosnia. Hillary is a liar. That is enough for me. I was highly insulted that she told that big lie about Bosnia and did you watch her body language while she was doing it? I did not believe her when she was saying it, her body language did not agree with what she was saying. And then when she was being questioned about the Bosnia thing after it was found out that she lied, she could not even look at the camera. It was obvious that she was lying when she said that she misspoke. Her eyes just stayed down as she was talking. She insults your intelligence.

[Amminadab]

She said he was a Christian. Four times.

What more do you want?

Why do you insist that she must defend him?

[elbzee]

Just after I finished my last post, I read Ambassador Marc Ginsberg's blog "Big Mac's Blazing Saddle Diplomacy". For those of you willing to be so bitter when "your" candidate loses that you'll throw your vote away, you really need to read this. REALLY!

Wanna stay at war in Iraq? Wanna alienate even more f the world's nations? Keep it up!

[chouwalker]

Hillary Clinton should do more than apologize, she should bow out of the race. She is behind and cannot catch up in pledged delelgates, total votes, and number of states.

She cannot win and continuing her campaign at this point is only helping the republicans.

The super delegates need to step in now and put an end to this.

Hillary's long, slow primary death should not be allowed to drag down the party.

[YellowPanties]

I agree. Clinton cannot, and will not, win. It's too late and she has lost. It's foolish to let her continue to attempt euthanasia on the Democratic Party.

Every time Clinton talks about "revoting" or allowing Michigan and Florida to "have their votes count" she is being disingenuous and dishonest. Both of those states violated the agreements set by the DNC and both candidates agreed to not campaign there, as the votes would not count. This is party unity. Now that Clinton is behind, she suddenly wants those votes to count? Obama wasn't even on the ballot!

I wish we could revote and have Obama decisively rout Clinton's ambitions.

Hillary, bow out now, while you have a shred of dignity and respect left.

[Liverp2]

When is someone going to tell the TRUTH about that 60 minute interview? I watched it and that reporter kept badgering Hillary Clinton even after she answered him 3 times.
I was angry, but not with her but with him.
First he asked her if she believed Obama was a Muslim, she clearly said NO, then he asked her again and she said once again No, Barak has said he isn't and I believe him, then he asked her again and again she said NO and added No I don't believe so, how many times can you answer the same question?????? How many times do you need to?????

The reporter was wrong and not Hillary Clinton.
She did NOT GO TO SCHOOL WITH BARAK OBAMA.

When are people going to stop making the rules for one person and not another, then have the gaul to say they are NOT taking sides.

I watched 60 minutes that night and because I was not looking for anything nasty I did not see it.

[2351]

You're right! How many times can you answer the same question? That is what I keep saying about the questions being asked of Obama on Jeremiah Wright. Go back and look at the 60 minutes tape again, it was the way she answered the question. They way she answered the questioned gave the impression that she was not sure. Hillary is a smart lady. She knew exactly what she was doing, just like she did when she threw Obama under the bus, when the heat was on her about Bosnia, you know, when she got caught in that lie.

[Amminadab]

Criminy. Your pettiness is unfathomable. It was "the way" she answered the question? Good grief. She said FOUR TIMES that he was not a muslim.

How many times has Obama defended her against the trash being spewed?

[WagMoreBarkLess]

I don't get how Hillary gets away with claiming that her years as First Lady provide relevant experience for the Presidency. Suppose she really did have the role in the Bosnia accords, or the Northern Ireland peace process, or the long list of domestic accomplishments that she claims. Isn't that itself a scandal? How is it appropriate that the first lady take a substantial policy role for herself in the first place? Didn't she learn from the health care mess that people had a huge problem with the arrogance that that reflected?

I think the answer to that is a resounding "no", and she still hasn't learned. Sad, because she is so smart in so many ways.

[YellowPanties]

I dunno... can you imagine Laura Bush's lordly role in helping the Palestinians and Israelis create a state for the Palestinians and end the conflict in the middle east? Somehow, even the thought of that, sounds like something out of a sketch comedy show.

Personally, I get offended when Hillary claims her role as Bill's wife was somehow tantamount to being an ambassador and prime minister.

[MadeinAmericaProud]

Brilliant, brilliant, and brilliant, my thoughts too, thanks for taking the time to write a valuable message.

People only go into the records to throw trash at someone else to make themselves feel and look better. With that said, before the Clinton were elected, American clearly said they were not voting for Hilliary to be in office. Eight years later, American have forgotten what they said, to include Hilliary's health care done in secret because she know the public did not want her involved in the President's affairs. How, American are buying 35 years to include these fantasy war trip with child in tow and all the other trips to do more then her husband could accomplish.

I also remember millions of taxpayers money was used to investigate the Clinton. All the wheeling and dealing Bill has done to get his library. The republican will not be unhappy if the public did get the clinton in the WH. if WE DON'T FINISH OFF THE DEMOCRATS, the congress will have to use borrowed money from china to investigate, investigate and investigate. Obama has let it all hang out there in two books, web site and in person.
The Clinton's in person at various stumps speech places lie to your face and still have things hidden like before.