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March 10, 2008
Hillary: the Uber-Politician Part Deux
An anonymous reader at the TPM Cafe breaks down the dilemma of the ethically rudderless Senator Clinton much better than I did:
She is in a box. If she calls for [Spitzer] to resign -- and denounces and rejects him -- she's down one superdelegate, but far worse, underscores that Bill Clinton should have resigned on August 17, 1998, when his infidelity and lying under oath was exposed.If she does not call for him to resign, she's putting political expediency over the dignity of women and what's right -- for Spitzer to stand aside.
Both choices are bad for her. People with moral compasses in such a situation choose. Her initial nonresponse suggests that for her, the choice will be purely tactical. Tactical people confronted with moral choices often embarrass themselves; look for that here.
Yeah, she's still awful.
Posted By JumpyPants | March 10, 2008 10:19 PM | DIGG ME!
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I agree except that I don't equate being caught in a prostitution ring and possible money laundering, and lying under oath in the attempt to hide a consentual affair on the same plane.
Posted by: Broadway Carl ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.bobcesca.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at March 10, 2008 11:00 PM
That may be true, but she has to take a position and neither one is good, on the face of it.
However, I think she can say that as Bill Clinton's wife it was her wifely duty to support him and his decision and it's none of our business because it was between him and her, blah blah.
I'm sure they are right now at battle stations trying to figure out what to say. That's why she gave her bullshit response the first time. They haven't conjured up the talking points yet. Give it a day or two. They'll figure a way out of the obvious bind she's in.
Posted by: Nanotyrannus at March 10, 2008 11:59 PM
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