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Jen the Michigander


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http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-poor-obama-ndash-hillary-clinton-is-doing-a-fine-job-1884360.html


You'll love this sub-heading:
Out of America: The President would dearly love to be as popular as his celebrated Secretary of State

Heeheehee! Dontcha just love it???

OK, on to the article...

One famous face was absent at the State of the Union address to Congress last week – and it wasn't the designated cabinet member who always stays away from the Capitol building in Washington on these occasions, to provide continuity of government in case al-Qa'ida pulls off the big one. The missing person was Hillary Clinton, and the silly chatter predictably started.

Was it a deliberate snub? Had there been a falling out between Barack Obama and the woman he so narrowly defeated for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination? Or had Hillary suddenly been taken ill? In fact, a glance at the diplomatic calendar would have instantly dispelled such notions. The US Secretary of State was away in London, attending important talks on Yemen and Afghanistan, a rather more productive use of her time than shaking hundreds of hands and applauding dutifully at appropriate moments during her boss's big speech.

Even so, the non-event was revealing. It spoke to Hillary's celebrity and to the political ambitions that some cannot believe she does not still harbour, despite disclaimer after disclaimer. And it also reminded us that right now she is a hardworking, constantly travelling Secretary of State who seems to be doing a pretty good job.

But Hillary must be doing something right. Polls consistently show her to be the most popular member of the government. She is lucky that her job keeps her away from America's dysfunctional domestic political system and the deeply unpopular Congress in which she used to serve.

Even so, Obama right now would die for her 65 or 70 per cent approval rating. From there, in today's febrile political climate, it is but a small step to speculation about a new Hillary bid for the White House in 2012.

Now, politics is a funny old business, but that notion seems especially far-fetched. In a public television interview last week, she couldn't have been clearer, declaring she was "absolutely not interested" in running again for public office. Yes, the Clinton network still has the muscle to mount a campaign if it wants, against the sitting president whose fortunes are in serious decline. But all precedent argues against such a move.

Every time an incumbent faces a serious primary challenge (see Ronald Reagan against Gerald Ford in 1976, Ted Kennedy against Jimmy Carter in 1980, Pat Buchanan against George Bush Snr in 1992), the outcome is the same. The challenger is defeated, but his party loses the White House in the subsequent presidential election. That cannot be what Hillary Clinton sees as the last chapter in her political career.

That last chapter has probably begun. Even if Obama asked her, she told the interviewer, she could not imagine serving eight years at State. The job was simply too exhausting. She spoke fondly of life afterwards, "of reading, writing, maybe teaching". And being a successful one-term Secretary of State is surely preferable to no presidential term at all.

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The link didn't work for me on this computer.  I love the name and yes I think Obama is jealous.  Its Karma frankly now he knows how she felt.  Its not fun being so polorizing. 

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Hillarysmygirl16 wrote:

The link didn't work for me on this computer.  I love the name and yes I think Obama is jealous.  Its Karma frankly now he knows how she felt.  Its not fun being so polorizing. 


The whole "Hillary is too polarizing" was a notion spoon-fed to the masses by the leaders of the DNC through their liberal media "friends".

Nice to see the whole lot of them being proven WRONG WRONG WRONG!

BTW, did I mention that they were WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG?

 



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Hillarysmygirl16 wrote:

The link didn't work for me on this computer.  I love the name and yes I think Obama is jealous.  Its Karma frankly now he knows how she felt.  Its not fun being so polorizing. 


The whole "Hillary is too polarizing" was a notion spoon-fed to the masses by the leaders of the DNC through their liberal media "friends".

Nice to see the whole lot of them being proven WRONG WRONG WRONG!

BTW, did I mention that they were WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG?

 


No that started by the media in the 90s. Hillary was to polorizing Hillary would not play well with the Republicans.  Hillary is a bitch  this is all the crap the media has thrown at her over the years. 

 



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Yes, they were wrong, and they knew they were wrong when they kept proclaiming it. It was a pat little slur against Hillary, intended to help Obama - the candidate MSM chose for the country in 2008, with the help of a corrupt Dem Party Chairman - Screaming Dean, along with the left-wing nut jobs, Pelosi, Kerry, and the rest of the so-called progressives.

I love this article, Jen.

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i expected a cold woman in 2001 the 1st time i met her. but she was more compassionate than bill in 2002 when i told him my same personal story of how the adoption act helped our family . i used that often when canvassing in swing vote areas that thought she was a witch but loved bill

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Amy, Thank you for sharing your personal story. She is such a great heart!

Hillary Clinton gives me tremendous guidance by simply being a person of principles and compassion. I derive immense inspiration from Hillary and her stories every day.

Hillary is arguably the most misunderstood and most criticized person. She is the absolute best and someday people will know.


Jen, That sounds like a fantastic article - I could not open the link - yes, Hillary has tremendous reputation and admiration around the world and that has skyrocketed in the past year.. while our President's reputation has tanked domestically and has not done a whole lot better abroad simply because his own visits abroad were not very positive for him. He has better reputation abroad than domestically because Hillary Clinton projects his policies in very positive light - as positive a the context can enable - and does  tremendous job of that. So, he owes her a lot.. and yes, I would not be surprised if he wished he had her reputation. Of course, that takes a lot of work.  Major kudos to Hillary.




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Amy Dugan wrote:

i expected a cold woman in 2001 the 1st time i met her. but she was more compassionate than bill in 2002 when i told him my same personal story of how the adoption act helped our family . i used that often when canvassing in swing vote areas that thought she was a witch but loved bill



Hillary has warmed up a lot since she started out on the campaign trail over two years ago. Mind you, by "warmed up" I am speaking only of her public behavior, not her private self. Sometimes when I watch old footage of Hillary in the 1990s and compare it to recent footage, it's almost like I am watching two different people. The Hillary of today seems much more comfortable in her own skin and less guarded with other people. She also seems happier. For example, I don't ever remember hearing her laugh when she was First Lady. Now she laughs in almost every interview.


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Jen the Michigander wrote:

Amy Dugan wrote:

i expected a cold woman in 2001 the 1st time i met her. but she was more compassionate than bill in 2002 when i told him my same personal story of how the adoption act helped our family . i used that often when canvassing in swing vote areas that thought she was a witch but loved bill



Hillary has warmed up a lot since she started out on the campaign trail over two years ago. Mind you, by "warmed up" I am speaking only of her public behavior, not her private self. Sometimes when I watch old footage of Hillary in the 1990s and compare it to recent footage, it's almost like I am watching two different people. The Hillary of today seems much more comfortable in her own skin and less guarded with other people. She also seems happier. For example, I don't ever remember hearing her laugh when she was First Lady. Now she laughs in almost every interview.



 I guess so she was slammed every day. She was perp walked in front of the world. Her husband and the press out to destroy them embarrassed her in front of the entire world.  I would be cautious as well.
She is one of the nicest women I have ever met.



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