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Arianna Huffington Has it Right About Hillary Rodham

by Big Dog on May 30, 2007 at 08:41 Political

I do not often agree with Arianna Huffington. I can not remember really ever agreeing with her points of view but I respect her right to say what she wants and to believe what she wishes. I have to say though, that I agree with her assessment of Hillary Clinton as articulated in her most recent post. The post discusses the book Her Way and how the things discussed in the book are true. People can call this a rehash of old news but the book, according to Huffington, gives us insight into the mind of Hillary Rodham.

That little game of political chicken Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton played during the Senate vote on the Iraq spending bill Thursday night would not have surprised you if you had read Her Way, the new book by New York Times investigative reporters Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta, Jr. which I’ve just finished.

Neither Clinton nor Obama were on the Senate floor when the voting began. Sources tell me that Obama was holding off to see if Hillary would go first. When it was clear she wouldn’t, and time was running out on the vote, he headed into the chamber and voted no. Less than a minute later, Clinton barreled in and did the same.

It was yet another example of her instinct for “followership.” Anyone willing to bet that if Obama had voted yes, Hillary would still have voted no? Huffington Post

First of all, isn’t it nice to see that the people who want to lead this country and be Commander in Chief of the military play such games with the money to allow our warriors to do their jobs? I can not imagine any person who wants to be president waiting to see how someone else votes before casting a vote and then to vote no to supporting our troops. I don’t care if people agree with the war the fact is we are there and we put our men and women in harm’s way and it is criminal to play politics with the money that is needed for them to do their jobs.

Huffington points to many items that show how Hillary has calculated her steps and how she has contradicted herself with regard to the war issue, all in order to get in the White House. It is criminal and we can not allow this calculating wench to occupy the White House.

As stated, I hardly ever agree with Huffington, but this time I have to give her credit. She wrote an open and telling piece. Considering that she and people like her swooned all over the Clintons in the past, this says quite a lot.

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