Ah, Come On...Does She Really???

Hillary "exaggerates?" Stunning, isn't it?

Actually the only stunning thing about this "news" is that CBS News is actually "reporting" it, or characterizing it as they have.

See it for yourself HERE.

Many of us caught on to this problem of the Clintons back in the 1990's........

He Changed His Position Again..

Obama, that is. He's changed - - once again - - his position on whether or not, as President, he would pay a visit, have a discussion, and/or "negotiate" with the President of Iran.

Obama has been all over the road on the Iran question. In 2007, he sated in a Democratic Presidential debate that, as President, he would never consider using nuclear weapons in a conflict with Iran, only to change his mind a day later.

Most recently, he has been making himself appear "different" and "new," as compared to President Bush, by insisting that, as President, he will talk to all nations, friend and foe alike, with out "pre-conditions."

First, let's get some things straight. The U.S. has been "talking" with Iran for 30 years - - every administration since the days of President Carter has done this. That's nothing new.

But that kind of "talking" has happened through diplomats, envoys, and other representatives of the U.S.

It has also been the policy of every President since Carter's days to NOT speak directly to dictators, especially heads of state of nations known to be "terrorist nations." Carter understood why it was essential to not do that. So did Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and the current Bush.

But Obama has insisted otherwise. Until yesterday, when he changed his mind again, saying that when he said he'll "talk to friend and foe alike," he didn't necessarily mean a direct presidential visit to the Iranian president.

As if 30 years of presidential wisdom isn't enough, Obama should read this article in today's Wall Street Journal, before any more talks about "talking."

"Why all the fuss about Hillary, now???"

The behavior that we're seeing now from the Clintons is nothing new, now is it?

Millions of Americans were disgusted with their "beat up your opponent, then claim that YOU'RE the actual victim" political gamesmanship for most of the 1990's.

Now, the Democratic Party has woken-up to this "long, national nightmare," and they don't know how to end it.

And what a rude awakening it is. During the previous decade the Clintons' favorite targets of nastiness were the Republican Congress, and rural Americans, and "right wing talk radio," and Matt Drudge, and "this vast right wing conspiracy." Today the Clintons' target is one of the Democratic Party's best and brightest: a young, very talented, very capable African-American Senator named Barack Obama. Imagine that - - a Black man that didn't ask for, nor need any help from Hillary or Bill. In fact, he's a black man who has successfully invaded the Clintons' turf....

Hey Democrats - - welcome to "our world" - - the world of the 1990's conservative American. How does it feel?

"...A dark soul?" Oh really???

I'm intrigued with New York Daily News' columnist Michael Goodwin, and his reference to Hillary Clinton as one having a "dark soul."

Goodwin's column is fine, so far as it goes.

My intrigue is found in the reality that, for some, the notion of either one, or both of the Clintons being people of this sort, is actually news.

For most of the 1990's, many Americans (obviously a minority of us back then) were put-off at the Clintons' dishonesty, tasteless manipulating of facts and rhetoric, and willingness to "use" and "wound" anybody in their path, in order to acheive whatever they needed to acheieve in the moment.

Only now, now that other Democrats are the intended objects of their nastiness, have so many people begun to pay attention to their nastiness....

Horribly Awkward....

....That's about the best way one can describe the moment when John McCain was asked about "the elephant in the livingroom" by Talk Show Host Ellen Degeneres...

The link to the video is HERE.

McCain's remarks were fine, so far as they went. The problem was twofold: A) He allowed Ellen complete control over how the "debate" was framed (as to be expected, she cast the discussion in terms of "fairness," spoke in terms of homosexual marriage being just another "civil right," and insisted that "we're all the same" - - heterosexual relationships, homosexual relationships - - they are all "the same" - - whatever that's supposed to mean). And B) McCain looked horrified. He looked frightened. He didn't even look Ellen in the eye as he disagreed with her. He looked away at the points where he "politely disagreed."

McCain's position on the issue is more in line with that of a majority of Americans, than is Obama's position, or Ellen's, or Hillary's. But if our prospective President can't look Ellen in the eye and politely disagree with her....this is going to be a huge problem for the remainder of his campaign...

..I HATE TO SAY "I TOLD YOU SO," BUT.....

Jonathan Alter's latest writing in Newsweek Magazine says it all (see it right HERE). Hillary Clinton's focus on "the popular vote" in the Democratic Primary election cycle does damage to the party.



Do Hillary and Bill care? Of course not! And about that "I told you so" part of the show...I predicted these latest antics from the Clintons nearly two weeks ago - - click HERE to say my Townhall Dot Com column from May 11th.

Keep yours eyes on this scenario - - you likley won't see anything like it again in your lifetime.

...Woefully Unimpressive....

...That's how I am describing Barack Obama's behavior as of late. Seems like every time I see or hear of him, he's having another "how dare you?" moment.

He played this game when he reacted - - with a guilty conscience, no less - - to the President's address in Israel last week. He did a "how dare you?" with Senator McCain. And he issued not only a "how dare you?," but a threat of retaliation, of sorts, to anybody who would dare make remarks about his wife Michele Obama.

Michele can be high-profile in the campaign, and remain highly vocal, and tell the world of her embarrassment of her country. But you and I shall not dare to ask questions, nor be criticial.

Otherwise, "how dare you?"