Thursday, December 27, 2007
I used to like myths
Myths used to be cool. Viking Gods slaughtered at the end of the world, Greek Gods sleeping with their sisters, etc. However, modern mythology is more stomach turning.
The first myth of modern politics is that Hillary Clinton is the experienced Democratic candidate. Joe Biden is the experienced Democratic candidate. Hillary Clinton is the junior Senator from
She claims to be experienced because of her time as First Lady. However, if anyone asks about her time in the White House she states that she has a policy against talking about the advice she gave her husband. What the hell. “I am a seasoned politician who has lived on the world stage …uhmm but don’t ask me about it.” Arrogance without accountability; Hillary Clinton is a class act.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Hillary cares about national security, no really...
I believe the New York Times just dropped a bombshell and no one heard it explode. The article “Clinton’s Résumé Factor: Those 8 Years as First Lady” is turning heads because it implies that Hillary had a minor role in the Clinton Administrations foreign policy. That is not the important part of this article. The important part of the article is that Clinton admits to violating national security.
The Times writes that Hillary did not have a security clearance while acting as First Lady. Yet she “was briefed on classified intelligence before going on some important diplomatic trips.” That by itself is illegal and is a violation of national security.
Furthermore, when asked if she read the highly classified President’s Daily Brief, which the Times describes as “a rundown of the latest intelligence and threats to national security provided to the president each day”, Hillary said “I would put that in the category of I-never-talk-about-what-I-talk-to-my-husband-about.” Another way to look at this is when asked were you illegally given access to classified information she refused to answer.
It would be one thing if the issue were that Hillary discussed classified information with her husband. That would be illegal but few people will get angry over a husband talking to his wife about work. This is not what happened. Hillary was “briefed” on classified intelligence. And Hillary would not answer if she had regular access to classified information.
Someone should ask Hillary how much illegal access did she have? More importantly someone should ask her if, as President, would she illegally give classified intelligence to people who do not have security clearances?
