The deal with the Clinton devil is over

Something has shifted when it comes to the treatment and perception of the Clintons, and it threatens their joint political ambitions like nothing before it.

For nearly a quarter of a century, the Clintons have been politically bulletproof. No charge, regardless of how salacious, illegal and true, seemed to stick. When they detected incoming fire, they activated their tried-and-true protocol: deny, stonewall, deflect and claim that the nation's business was too important - they were too important - to respond: "I need to get back to work for the American people." Exit left. Get protection from the leftist mainstream media.

They were untouchable, having created a cult of personality rivaled (and surpassed) only by President Obama.

And surprisingly, the issue that is currently unraveling their Wizard of Oz illusion isn't the allegations of massive fraud at the Clinton Foundation or her mishandling of classified material on her private email server. (More on both fronts to come, courtesy of the FBI).

No, the issue posing the greatest risk right now to a Clinton Restoration is the public's voiding of the deal it made with the Clinton Devil in 1992.

The conventional wisdom has long been that Mr. Clinton's lewd, abusive past is itself a thing of the past. His serial extramarital affairs, including the one with the barely legal intern, Monica Lewinsky, his textbook sexual harassment of subordinates like Paula Jones, his alleged assault of Kathleen Willey and the rape alleged by Juanita Broaddrick, were considered old news, episodes litigated in the court of public opinion and dismissed for three reasons: 1) His piggery was already widely known; 2) a strong economy absolved many of his sins; and 3) the public took cues from his wife. "Hey, if she's OK with his piggery,

Yes, now they definitely seem like very bad people. Bill seems so frail, and Hillary for a woman her age doesn't look too bad, I look at her and wonder how I can hate her. Maybe I don't hate her but have disliked her so intensely all these years. May God have mercy on them and rescue them from the jaws of the Evil One. It is never too late to be redeemed. May God have mercy on me for my angst.

I'm getting the impression that Bill was brought up without scruples, but Hillary seemed to be idealistic, especially towards children. It seemed genuine but the Hillary of today and then, it's hard to imagine that she really cares about children. She was a super achiever. She reminds me so much of my sister who even looks a little like her. She was a super achiever just like that all through school, college, grad school, all her life.

I never was like that, lacked the drive and ambition to become anything big or great.

From their POV, conservatives like me are evil, there is this wall of hatred directed at them, wishing ill on them, and I can see why they push back against that, especially Hillary. They were suspicious of her as a young wife who wanted to work at her profession in Little Rock.

How does one sell one's soul to the Devil? It hit close to home. I didn't and don't see my son as evil, but his rapid descent, I couldn't help but feel he had fallen into the hands of the Evil One. People would laugh at that but I believe it happens.

I just don't want them in the White House again running the country or anything else that concerns the public wellfare.

I think Obadiah nails it.

Whoever was funding them and protecting them is no long willing to bet money on a used-up washed-out racehorse. They will be put out to pasture. Or sent to the renderers. Whatever is the most expeditions and profitable.

Amazing to see such a scathing article, even in the Washington Times. Great analysis by Crowley. Kudos.

Great list.

You left out one of their old standbys, though. Before #7 when it’s old news, it first is too early and we need to gather all the facts before we jump to any conclusions. We’re calling for a thorough investigation. (Maybe that’s just a variant of #2).

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