Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing
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After watching last night’s debate from Las Vegas on CNN, I solidified my theory on one of Hillary’s key campaign strategies. She may seem to be equivocating on the issues surrounding foreign policy, but what I think what she is really doing is allowing the rest of the Democratic field to paint her as strong on defense… and the field seems to have fallen right into the trap.
We all know the winner of the next election will be whoever wins over the every growing number of disgruntled independents and even though they may be against the war, as Hillary has said before in public, they may still be on the fence about Democrats being spineless or soft. I can understand why this is since most Democrats are spineless as woolly worms and not as cuddly.
What better way to position yourself as strong on defense than allowing your fellow Democrats to continuously paint you as supportive of the military and strong on defense?
Her pant suit may be flame retardant but her mind is sharp as a tack.
You must hand it to her, she is a MASTER politician.
Master.
Master politician? OK then the required qualifications.
Is able to lie convincingly at the drop of a hat
Is adept at covering up sources of income
Has zero empathy and concern for others
Will faithfully do whatever the Illuminati tell her to do.
Dick Cheney in a pantsuit=Hillary
Hilary’s qualification as a master politician is that she is more afraid to say something wrong that confident to say something right, she is willing to press hard into ethical gray areas in order to gain a slight advantage, and she would rather stand for nothing that to stand for principle when it is unpopular.
That many think that is what it takes to be a good, shrewd politician in this country indicates that we have some serious problems.
A politician needs to be willing to play hardball, but they also need to be willing to stand for something and state firmly, proudly, and clearly what that is.