Hillary’s latest hairdo: a bid for the presidency?

TheFirstPost.co.uk ^ | July 19, 2010 | Jack Bremer

[Daffynition]

There’s a 200-year-plus gap, but Mrs Clinton's new bouffant is very George Washington

Is Hillary Clinton trying to tell us something with her newest hairdo? Or is it just coincidence that the US Secretary of State has chosen a look almost identical to that of her country's first constitutional president, George Washington?

The new look was unveiled on TV over the weekend as yet more Washington watchers come round to the view that Hillary Clinton might be the Democrats' best hope for the presidency in 2012, if President Barack Obama's slumping popularity continues to slide unchecked.

As Wall Street Journal columnist Pete du Pont wrote last week under the heading 'Hillary for President', Mrs Clinton is "physically and intellectually strong enough to take on a difficult campaign. She showed that running against Obama two years ago."

More important, she is the only senior figure in the current administration whose numbers are holding up. As Alexander Cockburn wrote for The First Post last week, Obama appears unable to "inspire and rally the nation from its fears". As a result, Americans are losing confidence in him.

In the latest approval index - which measures the difference between those who "strongly approve" and those who "strongly disapprove" - Obama had fallen to 'minus 13 points'. When he was sworn in in January 2009 he was scoring 'plus 25 per cent'.

Vice President Joe Biden's figures have also collapsed: he is viewed favourably by 26 per cent of the public and unfavourably by 45 per cent - a minus score of 19 points. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does even worse, with 20 per cent favourable to 49 per cent unfavourable.

But guess who's scoring strongly? Hillary Clinton's latest approval figures show 45 per cent approving against 35 per cent disapproving.

David Cameron, on his way to Washington to see Obama, won't unfortunately be able to report back on the George Washington hairdo. Mrs Clinton is away in Pakistan, building her international reputation - and her numbers.

PS. That is not a wig George Washington is wearing in the portrait above, but his own hair. He did have it powdered, however.

[Sax]

It's a race against time and botox can only do so much...

She-Clinton, ass-tronaut. A she-man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him her. We have the technology (but only so much botox.) We have the capability to build the world's first bionic wo-man. She-Clinton will be that man whoa-man. Better than s/he was before. Better, stronger, faster, angrier.

[Daffynition]

Times two.

[Daffynition]

Rebranding. It's the America way. I'll have to update this old image....

[Sax]

I’m sorry, what part of your cock-gobbling whore seeking husband ruined it for you did you not understand? Your sympathy expired years ago.

[Daffynition]

[Daffynition]

If I had to pick ...I'd choose BillyBob.

[grobdriver]

Reminds me of Driving Miss Daisy

[Senator John Blutarski]

I a bit surprised that she didn’t opt for the Marie Antoinette bouffant look.

[Senator John Blutarski]

I a bit surprised that she didn’t opt for the Marie Antoinette bouffant look.

[Senator John Blutarski]

I a bit surprised that she didn’t opt for the Marie Antoinette bouffant look.

[Nervous Tick]

Will Baraq go down easy, or will she have to do hand-to-hand combat in the Dem primaries?

What do you think?.

[hinckley buzzard]

Relax everyone. Obama won't step aside in 2012. He will be engineering the crisis of all crises, designed to put him in office permanently. Clinton may build a bandwagon but the Alien Usurper will not yield his ill-gotten gains without a fight.

[hinckley buzzard]

Relax everyone. Obama won't step aside in 2012. He will be engineering the crisis of all crises, designed to put him in office permanently. Clinton may build a bandwagon but the Alien Usurper will not yield his ill-gotten gains without a fight.

[LibertarianLiz]

I believe it was just last week (maybe two) that I responded to someone that if we see Hillary hire someone to do her hair (maybe even wash it) and she gets a bit of botox (check that forehead), she's running.

I should charge for my psychic predictions.

[chris37]

Smartest woman in the world right there.

Yep.

[nascarnation]

this harpy has been squarely in the public eye for nearly two decades now.

Slick Willie got the same "free pass" on his questionable background from the MSM in 92 that Baraq did in 08, plus the circumstance of Perot that let him win with a plurality. If the "Breck girl" had been exposed as a philanderer prior to the 08 Iowa caucuses, Hillary wins there and likely goes on to be POTUS today.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Trying to look ‘Queenly’ maybe. Ahh, the necklace tops it off.
Looks like a botox touch-up also but that doo went out long time ago.

You can bet your sweet azz she’s wanting a rematch.

0 is on his way to catch a bus. I’m feelin’ it. I’m lovin’ it.

Go Hillary...Pelousie will drive you mad, if she’s around. Mmmeeeooowww!!!

[SunkenCiv]

This may be related, though it's not what it sounds like:

• WOW! I Just Got A "Hillary Clinton For President" Fundraising E-Mail

Remember all those restaurants etc that the Clinton campaign stiffed? They will have to be paid if the miserable bitch plans to run ever again. For anything. Thanks Daffynition.

[combat_boots]

Funny. I see this:

[Radix]

I prefer Obama to that Witch.