Don't
take
hillary's
opposition
to the
ports
deal
on
face
value.We all
know
who the
bagman is
in
this
--uh--
relationship.
Sen. Hillary... has emerged as a leading voice in opposition to the deal, saying, "Our port security is too important to place in the hands of foreign governments."... This is more than a security problem, she says - it's "a larger problem" of ceding "some of our fiscal sovereignty."
... Hubby Bill, on the other hand, supports Dubai. Big time.
He not only supports it, he's even been advising the company on the sly on how to get around the opposition of senators like - well, Hillary.
Better still, he reportedly tried to get Dubai Ports World to hire his former mouthpiece, Joe Lockhart, as its new spokesman in Washington.
... Actually, Bill's been a big fan of Dubai for some time now.
It goes back to when that government - which actually owns Dubai Ports World - kicked in very big bucks indeed to his presidential library.
Since 2002, it's been paying him for speeches there - at $300,000 a pop.
Talk about having your cake and eating it, too: Despite his support for the company, the former prez says his wife and other critics have a legitimate beef.
This neat little arrangement keeps the Clintons covered on all sides of the issue. And it helps tuck a little boodle in the family piggy bank, too.
But then, that's the way the Clintons operate. One hand washes the other, and all that matters is advancing the Clinton self-interest.
Fiscally.
And politically.
The legendary Tammany Hall figure George Washington Plunkitt used to put it like this: "I seen my opportunities, and I took 'em."
Bill 'n Hill, too.
EXCERPT
'CLINTON VS. CLINTON' INC.
Editorial
March 4, 2006
New York Post