The Clintons

I don't agree with everything Bill Maher says on his HBO show, and certainly I was particularly peeved when he joined the liberal chorus slamming the Presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. She was never the enemy...but somehow, many media mavens conflated her with their alternate evil, George Bush. Pathetic.

So predictably enough, now the jackals in the media are out of sorts baying at the idea of Hillary Clinton returning to the national spotlight in the role of Secretary of State.

First, if that's what Obama deems best for the country, he should do it.

Second, if Bill Clinton necessarily is part of the package, why is that a negative? He was the most effective negotiator of conflicting international interests in a generation. He was what Henry Kissinger always wanted to be. Of course he needs to be vetted--any spouse would. That doesn't make it news.

And finally, if there is concern about the 'baggage' that the Clintons bring to someone else's administration, the media should look in the mirror to see where the baggage was manufactured.

A suddenly-realistic Bill Maher this week responded thusly to the dense Arianna Huffington who commented drippingly, "it looks like the Clintons may be with us again for the next four years, in all their glory, and with all their psycho-drama...":
"I think Hillary Clinton is very capable, as we all do. I'm not one of those people who think a lot of the drama comes from the Clintons. I think it comes from people covering the Clintons who don't have a life, who need to find gossip and drama somewhere. Other than the incident with Monica Lewinsky, I really can't think of anything that rises to the level of horrible gossip or even lying with these people...and of course, that was nothing to begin with. These are two of the most serious, devoted policy wonks that this country has ever seen. And as far as people hating them and saying they're full of drama and baggage, that's everyone else projecting their issues onto the Clintons. Basically they're boring people."

If Maher sees the light, might there be others?

Not yet. Today two absolute journalistic imbeciles with impeccable political pedigrees--David Broder of the Washington Post and Tom Friedman of the New York Times--tut-tutted about the credentials of Hillary as Secretary of State. Why is there no licensing of journalists? These are two people whose foreign affairs expertise helped cheer lead us into the tragic invasion of Iraq. The blood of that conflict is on their hands, as well. They are self-absorbed idiots, adored only by their own ilk.

Sooner or later, people will see which emperors have no clothes--even if the press passes remain in place.