Hillary’s Keeps Losing Credibility on National Security
While cooling down on the elliptical trainer after my workout today, I looked up to the television monitor to see clip of Ms. Hillary somewhere in Pennsylvania in front of a background with the logo “Strong Military.” But, after her bizarre “questioning” yesterday of General David Petraeus, a more accurate slogan for her campaign would be “constant pandering” (to her party’s left-wing base).
Whatever credibility the former First Lady gained in her first term in the Senate on national security issues, she has lost in the course of her current campaign for the White House. She claims to favor a strong military, yet said one would have to willingly suspend “disbelief” to take seriously the reports of a general in the field.
When Petraeus, that general and expert on counterterrorism, appeared yesterday before the Senate Armed Services Committee on which she serves, she spent more time hectoring him than asking questions designed to increase her (and her constituents’) knowledge of the situation in Iraq.
You would think one who favors a strong military would be more interested in hearing what a general in the field has to say than in lecturing him on her view of the situation.
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When is the Pennsylvania primary? If the Hill-Bill-ies don’t beat Showbama by at least 10 points, Hill is “walking dead” and we can stop caring what she says or what happens to her.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — April 9, 2008 @ 4:09 pm - April 9, 2008
You obviously missed the fine print which read:
*for everybody else.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — April 9, 2008 @ 7:30 pm - April 9, 2008
Our primary is April 22nd. I find it hysterical that the MSM and the morons at PSNBC are giddy about our Pennsylvania surge in Democrat registrations. “A couple longheld Republican strongholds now have majority Dem registration” they report breathlessly. Umm morons….many Republicans are switching parties for this primary to mess with the lefitsts. I would have myself except here, in my state and federal districts, we are having meaningful primaries because both my Republicans are retiring and going to earn respectable livings. Did you hear the rumor that Chris Matthews is considering running against Sen Spector in 2010?
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — April 9, 2008 @ 10:33 pm - April 9, 2008
#3
I would have, except she was doing fine, sorta, during the Florida primary.
No, but I think I saw on Drudge that Leaky Leahy wants to.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — April 11, 2008 @ 5:40 am - April 11, 2008