Following in the tradition of "the enemy of my friend is my enemy" I fully supported HRC WJC in the face of the vast right wing conspiracy attack machine of the 1990s, and basically turned off my crititical thinking apparatus -- at least never beamed it in the direction of the Clintons. If the right wingers win, we lose, so Bill and Hill were my guys, defend to the death and all that.

But now I am seeing things that I ignored/didn't see/wouldn't see during the 8 years of Bill and 7 years of Hill in the Senate. I feel manipulated now and wonder if I can see a teeny tiny reason as to why the mad dog Republicans were in such ferocious tenor -- although wrong on the issues, perhaps the Reps were reacting -- recoiling -- at the sort of stuff we have seen from him and her during this campaign -- say one thing, do another, play mean, double cross, act so pompously, entitled, insultingly and arrogantly. I me my mine.

The thing that gets me the most is that I have NEVER EVER heard a politician say the words "I" "me" or "MY" or "Mine" as often as she does. Listen to her, even in short soundbites,

Every Other Word Is "I" or "Me" or "Mine".

It is almost as if she is saying "since I spent my life on this issue which is too important to me and too personal for me you owe it to me to elect me president so I can solve my issue heroically all by myself and if it helps you in passing, so be it, but do it my way anyway or take the highway."

Yep, that's the message she is sending to me, and always in such a shrill, almost shouting tone that I frankly don't want to hear on TV or Radio or streaming video for four years.

Her interruptions in the debates for more time to discuss heralth care (more time fine with me) but she does it so offensively and so loudly that the volume suggests that someone (Obama, the media) is trying to censor her when the opposite is true and THEN she complains that she gets "all" the first questions. Just weird.

I thought that all the Democratic candidates this year were the finest set we have had since 1960 and have also thought Hillary would be a fine president and will be glad to campaign for her in the fall, especially in the face of Republican Swift-Boating.

But the Iraq vote and her adamant refusal to apologize and to "see the light"; the Iran/RevGuards/terrorists vote was irresponsible; the vote making bankruptcy more difficult for those families out there losing their homes from foreclosures or high medical bills; and vote after vote seemed more in line with the GOP party line in the Senate than Democratic vote-to-help-the-people we should have been seeing from her.

Of course, her failure as a new Senator to join any House member in objecting to the election of Bush over Gore in the Congressional counting process still sticks in my craw but that also includes the other Demo senators as well.

With the help of her husband, she has tarnished herself and I am also still uncomfortable with what sort of role Bill will play in a Hill administration. WHat is triangulation squared?

Posted at March 9, 2008 5:48 PM in response to Calling All Former Clinton Supporters