The 3 Faces Of Hillary: Which Hillary Will Answer The 3AM Phone Call?

As we have painfully seen, Hillary has exhibited at least 3 personalities in her campaign against Obama:

1. The sweet sensitive Hillary that is honored to be running against Obama.

2. The hard working Hillary that knows how to get the trains to run on time.

3. The super aggressive "anything" to win negative primitive Hillary.

The problem with the way Hillary has expressed herself in this campaign is that she has rapid mood swings. She can be charming on Saturday and be a killer on Sunday. Some people believe that she has shown to be a good fighter with the many moods of Hillary. Some have expressed the feeling that the "real" Hillary is not like the negative personalities she exhibits during the campaign. I disagree.

The so-called real Hillary is all 3 personalities. The one thing that Obama has shown under stress is a consistency of mood and personality. I would add to the 3 faces of Hillary a perception that like her husband, she puts political expediency ahead of conviction. Whatever weaknesses Obama may have shown, his major strength is his mood consistency and positive tone. When I am negotiating or dealing with an adversary, I am much more comfortable with one who has a calm consistent mannerism.

When a future crisis faces the President like the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, what personality type would you want answering the phone? Kennedy's cool and consistent response prevented a nuclear war with Russia. Had the Russians perceived that Kennedy was volatile and unpredictable, the negotiations to end the crisis may have collapsed. That is why the "real" Hillary has exposed a personality flaw that deeply troubles me and many other Democrats. She may be a stubborn and persistent fighter but do we want that in our President without an understanding of what the consequences may be of a fight?

Hillary cannot win the popular delegate vote so she is counting on a good performance in Pennsylvania. She is keeping the fight going even though we all know that the super delegates will determine the nominee. The millions of dollars spent on the remaining primaries is a total waste and destructive to her, Obama, and Democrats. The remaining primaries are nothing more than a beauty contest.

Hillary has unfortunately shown the poor judgment of saying that she and McCain have shown themselves to have satisfied the threshold of "commander in chief" whatever that means. By showing that McCain is more qualified than Obama, Hillary has shown poor judgment in a real crisis. Why is she acting like Lieberman in this campaign by complementing McCain and criticizing Obama about this? She must know that this is damaging to the Democratic party's chances of taking the White House.

Transpose this to a President Hillary that has to deal with a crisis in the world that is life and death. Will she listen to advisors like Mark Penn or will she be able to comprehend within her circle and psyche the cool and collected judgment shown by the likes of FDR, Truman, and Kennedy? Her recent behavior is troubling and puts into question whether she has exhibited the judgment to be COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

Comments

[zasu]

I think the Hillary that is showing up with increasing frequency is the "off the wall" Hillary. Her charges that Obama is akin to Ken Starr? Why in heaven's name would Clinton want to shlep that name into this mix? Obama has stayed totally away from all the Clinton scandals during Bill's presidency, even though Hillary keeps using her husband's years in office as her experience.

I was a Hillary supporter for quite a while, but what with her falling into such an off the hinges negative campaign, saying things about her opponent that simply make no sense, while refusing to respond to direct legitimate questions asked of her, is turning me off big time. And I must say, that I am aware of several other Hillary supporters who are rapidly becoming "former" Hillary supporters.

[SmackwaterJack]

I cannot say or remember a time when I've seen a more accurate analysis.

[bjreed]

Most likely it will be the 'bomb them to prove I'm a tough leader so I'll be reelected' version.

[wldnswmmr]

I appreciate the sentiments you have expressed and agree totally, even though I think you will be subject to an incoming barrage of charges that your criticism is based on misogynistic stereotypes. Namely, the "mood swing" thesis. I think the real problem is not so much "mood swing" as the false image which Hillary presents during her sweetness and light moments. She is the thoroughly political animal of expedience which you describe, a trait she shares with her "husband," who of course is actually merely her political partner. The problem with Hillary is that all we can count on is more Beltway triangulation in her leadership, and America really does need a change, including the enfranchisement of many young Americans who have heretofore been completely turned off to the political process by political operatives like the Clintons and the Bushes.

[calluna]

So an entry based on a female candidates alleged "mood swings" shouldn't be called out as at least tending towards misogyny? I don't see too many entries talking about Senator Obama's different personality flavors -- "inspiring Obama," "petulant" Obama, "condescending" Obama, "hypocritical" Obama...