Hillary's Running

American Prowler ^ | 03/05/03 | R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

[Pokey78]

Washington -- My sympathies go out to those unfortunate political reporters whose beat is Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Her toing and froing on pest removal in Baghdad must be maddening. Last October she voted for the resolution authorizing war with Iraq. In a January press conference she was telling reporters that the President "still has to make his case to the American people with respect to any action that might be taken." At the same time she said "I also believe that we should give the inspections time to work." In February she told Irish TV she opposed imminent war with Iraq. This week she supports war but would hope inspections disarm Saddam. On the other hand, an aide said Senator Clinton "fully supports the steps the president has taken to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction." The aide's name is Philippe Reines, which sounds French to me.

So what is the cause of the New York senator's oscillations? Is it attention deficit disorder? Is she lying, again? Has she become forgetful? Truth be known, she is running for president. In 2004 she plans to be the Democratic presidential nominee. Sure Dr. Howard Dean has the momentum right now, but she thinks she can snatch the nomination from him, and I am afraid I agree. This is one of the few times I have ever agreed with Mrs. Clinton. Yes, we have agreed on the moral qualities of her husband, but that and her chances to snatch the nomination from Dr. Howard Dean are about it.

Frankly I have relished the thought of Dr. Howard Dean campaigning against President George W. Bush in 2004. The President would be flying hither and yon in Air Force One, boasting of how one of his generals has done for Iraq what General Douglas MacArthur once did for Japan. Dr. Howard Dean would be traversing the country in some clever populist mode, perhaps on a Greyhound bus, possibly bicycling. He would be holding town meetings and hosting brown bag lunches to summon his core constituency: the Really Forgotten American or the Uninsured and the Angry or Americans So Poor They Eat Dog Food, or whatever down-and-out constituency his delusional mind decides will carry him into the White House as President Dr. Howard Dean.

Well, Hillary is going to deny me the fun of witnessing his candidacy. She recognizes that -- win or lose -- she has got to go for the nomination in 2004. She might win, but if she loses against this very popular president she will be able to claim that she came to the Democrats' defense in a dark hour, when only nebbishes sought the party's nomination, nebbishes that could disgrace it for years to come. She will have gained control of the party for four more years. Then in 2008 the nomination will be hers and after eight years of a Republican president and twelve years of the Bush Dynasty the country will welcome her.

Polls say that even with the charismatic John Kerry and Al Sharpton in the race Hillary remains the Democratic front-runner. Take my word for it; at the proper moment she will announce. In fact she almost has to. If she waits to run in 2008 her name recognition will have gone stale and other winsome candidates might have come to the fore among Democrats. Dr. Howard Dean is not the only prodigy in the party. What is more, unless she establishes her presidential bona fides now, Bill could get in some disgraceful scrape damaging to the Clinton name. There could be paternity suits or some unspeakable scandal with a cleric -- they are available in both sexes now. He is, after all, reputed to be very spiritual and ecumenical. .

Hence we shall see the junior senator from New York State making many contradictory statements over the next months. That will keep her name in the headlines. It will also keep the different voting blocs in the Democratic Party hopeful that she favors them. There will be clever positions taken for the ethnics, the environmentalists, the people with eating disorders, the mothers against drunk driving, the drivers against drunk mothers. The thing to remember is that she does not have to win in 2004. All she has to do is acquit herself well and that will not take much. Standards for her are not very high. The press accepts her and Democrats vote for her despite the fact that she has been repeatedly caught lying in public. She has been caught associating with crooks. Subpoenaed materials show up in her home years after the subpoenas are issued. For Hillary the bar is forever low. Perhaps the 2004 Democratic ticket will be Clinton and Dr. Howard Dean. He would add a touch of whimsy.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...Expert Fundraiser BILL CLINTON being shut out by a cash-strapped OXFORD University is the best news I've heard since November 2000.

...I wonder how much our exposing BILL CLINTON online and on Talk Radio about this helped with his being bypassed..?

...No wonder BILL CLINTON's been sending out feelers about taking over the U.N. to counter BUSH's Mission of bringing DEMOCRACY to the Common Man Everywhere for our own Safety..?

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...BTW...

...just for insurance sake...

...lets pray that these 4 Finalists...

...don't now suddenly join the guy...

...one of them is to replace..?

[Tall_Texan]

Mere speculation here:

Bush publicly wanted a "new tone in Washington" where he was going to try to get along with the Democrats and not be at each others' throats (you can see how well this played with his opponents). In the beginning, I think Bush really thought he could win them over, just as he did many Democrats in Texas.

Secondly, and more practically, Bush won the office by the thinnest of margins and any attempt to start out by "getting" a Democrat would have immediately been savaged as more partisan politics, etc. Bush decided he wouldn't be able to win any of his own fights if he was still fighting the battles over the previous administration.

Remember how they stayed mum about the trashing of the White House when the Clintons left? It was only when the Democrats accused them of lying about it that they brought out just enough evidence to get the Democrats to shut up about it.

It's obvious to me that Bush had decided to sweep all the Clinton crimes under the rug so it makes sense that he instructed his Attorney General, who had just survived a nasty and hateful confirmation process of his own, to sit on anything about the Clintons that came up.

Do some searches around here and I'm sure you'll dig up stories that support my opinion.

[Sunnyvale CA Eng.]

"She is a dangerous candidate for Bush, probably the Democrats strongest."

Without a doubt. A Hillary campaign would be funded from every hate America group around the world. We all know that illegal foreign money is OK since you will not be prosecuted for it - especially if you win and own the Justice dept.

She would own the media spin as they would act as campaign staff providing sanitized, scripted, softball interviews and coverage.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...At the start of his 1st Term Democrat Congressional Leaders told BUSH that if he went after HILLARY RODHAM & BILL CLINTON...

...he'd NEVER get any of his Programs thru Congress.

...JUDICIAL WATHCH sees this as Political Collusion at the Top...

...so both sides are being sued, fair and balanced.

[TLBSHOW]

Where do these stand at the moment?

[Hoverbug]

Here's my guess but I may be FOS.

Hillary will run first for VP (since America isn't ready for the leap to a female pres. all at once.) Her "pres" running mate will be someone who Hillary has a copy of an FBI file on so that she can contol him, and be the "real" pres just like when Billy-Boy was pres.

Then, after 2 terms as VP (but really the pres) she'll run for pres, hoping for 2 terms.

Lessee:
2 terms as pres with Bill as front man (8 yrs)
2 terms as VP (really the pres due to blackmail)(8 yrs)
2 terms as pres.(8 yrs)

= 24 years as pres

I hope I'm wrong!!!

[PhilDragoo]

Clinton had Ron Noble heading Interpol as reward for his coverup of the Waco massacre.

Clinton had Ray Kelly as regional head of Interpol--and Customs whistleblowers have serious allegations about Kelly's stint as commissioner.

Clinton's megalomania craves the Nobel Peace Prize, the Secretary-General position at the UN, anything in a skirt, and--I posit on fact and belief--the product of Colombian labs.

This is the so-great politician whose ass was saved by ChiCom tool Mochtar Riady's check for a million in a limo during the '92 primary.

This is the Islamofascist agent who made it possible for Iran to infiltrate Bosnia, and the Kosovo Liberation Front to continue--

All after he'd covered the Islamofascist trail at OKC.

[oyez]

Hillery is a legend in her own mind.

[Mister Baredog]

She is a dangerous candidate for Bush

BRING IT ON

[justa-hairyape]

Hey, I thought she already served two terms.

[kellymac2u]

Do you think she has a good chance to get elected?

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

FYI Tyrrell article on the Hilda-beast.

[bluefish]

Stop with the spam already. Your messages sound like the emails I get promising me 6 more inches on my penis.

[Mo1]

Unfortunately I have to agree ... My bet is Hellary will run in 2004

[flamefront]

Hence we shall see the junior senator from New York State making many contradictory statements over the next months.

 

Authorizing war with Iraq.	=><= Stop, give the inspections time to work.
She now has all the bases covered, time to run for President.

[rmmcdaniell]

Republicans continually underestimate the campaigning ability of the Clintons. Hillary will run in 2004 and she has a very good chance to win. It's the economy. She has three easy campaign points. Increasing unempolyment, loss of retirement income through plunging stocks, a President who cares more about the Middle East than about America.

Whether theses points are enough remains to be seen. She is a dangerous candidate for Bush, probably the Democrats strongest.

Additionaly Hillary could benifit from a third party candidate like her husband did. Bush's disconect from the vast majority of the people's opinion concerning immigration policy is quite dangerous. If he goes wobbly on the war and continues with his wreckless spending he will only further open up the possiblity of a challenger from his right.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...Communist Doctrine =

...Divide and Conquer =

...HILLARY's 2004 all woman ticket =

.."It's now OUR turn, Baby"..!!!!

[GiovannaNicoletta]

Could it be then that if Hillary decides to run all those crimes that were never pursued by Ashcroft would then find their way into the media via the drip, drip, drip method?

Maybe there is a reason that the Clintons weren't brought to justice at that time.

[boris]

"In 2004 she plans to be the Democratic presidential nominee."

I told you that in 2001, he said modestly.