Is Hillary Smart Enough to Not Run?
Hillary Clinton, beaten by a first-term senator named Barack in 2008, is in the throes of deciding whether to run for president in 2016. If she's smart enough, she'll bail, keep making bank with her speeches and books, and retire to her chateau in Chappaqua.
Has there ever been a more disastrous rollout of a presidential candidate than Hillary's this past month? She was caught in a lie about her health -- outed by her own husband. She couldn't answer what she'd do in Iraq. Then she said they were "dead broke" when they came out of the White House (they had two houses worth at least $5 million).
Worse, her 656-page book has been roundly panned -- even by liberal outlets like The Washington Post. Some critics found it boring, staid, cautious, defensive. First week book sales were dismal: 85,721. (Sarah Palin's first week book sales: 467,604.)
Still worse, questions about her health continue to swirl. At 69 years old, she'd be the second oldest president ever inaugurated. And no one knows the details of her repeated fainting spells and falls, the most recent of which left her with a blood clot in the brain and wearing special glasses with a Fresnel prism lens used by people who have suffered traumatic brain injury.
Worst of all, she doesn't seem to know why she lost in 2008, and certainly hasn't modified her campaigning tactics heading into 2016.
The book rollout, the warm and fuzzy interview with a friendly, even sycophantic, TV talking head (Diane Sawyer), all is intended to define Hillary as an admirable woman, a powerful politician, a profound decision maker who can be trusted with the reins of power.
But she's none of those things, and never has been.Also read:
WaPo: CNN coached audience to cheer for Hillary during town hall event
Team Obama getting pretty tired of Hillary throwing them under the bus
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