One more reason why I won't be voting for Hillary in the Primary

[hueymahl]

http://nyti.ms/1oHZ1gk

Maureen Dowd:

The woman who always does her homework, the woman who resigned as president of Wellesley College’s Young Republicans over the Vietnam War, made that vote without even bothering to read the National Intelligence Estimate with its skimpy evidence.

It was obvious in real time that the Bush crew was arbitrarily switching countries, blaming 9/11 on Saddam so they’d get more vivid vengeance targets and a chance to shake up the Middle East chessboard, and that officials were shamelessly making up the threat as they went along. For me to believe that Hillary would be a good president, I would need to feel that she had learned something from that deadly, globe-shattering vote — a calculated attempt to be tough and show that, as a Democratic woman, she was not afraid to use power.

Yet, she’s still at it.

With the diplomatic finesse of a wrecking ball, the former diplomat gave an interview to The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, a hawk, in a calculated attempt to be tough and show that, as a Democratic woman, she’s not afraid to use power.

Channeling her pal John McCain, she took a cheap shot at President Obama when his approval rating on foreign policy had dropped to 36 percent, calling him a wimp just as he was preparing to order airstrikes against ISIS.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Quite a platform that Hillary's rolling out

Be nice to bankers and shoot at more things, earlier.

Seems like a winning message for 2016.

[RedstDem]

2. if a real democrat runs, I'll vote for that person

If a so called democrat like hillbilly is the standard bearer, hello greens!

[PoutrageFatigue]

16. +1

Hillary just keeps on moving to the right....totally the wrong direction of she wants to win...

[KittyWampus]

3. "It was obvious in real time that the Bush crew was arbitrarily switching countries"???????

Then why didn't you write op eds saying just that Dowd, you lightweight, pathetic excuse for a writer, hack.

[tridim]

5. Good point, but Hillary doesn't get a pass either.

As President she would need to be many times smarter than someone like Dowd. Apparently she's not.

[closeupready]

4. Good for you. I won't be voting for her either, for all these reasons.

K&R

[Thinkingabout]

6. If as much effort was placed in discovering and vetting your desired candidate as is

Spent bashing Hillary or other candidates then you just may be able to promote a viable candidate.

[hueymahl]

15. Umm, the choices are limited

My candidate is not running (yet) unfortunately.

Criticism from the left is a good thing at this point. It will hopefully make her reexamine her positions.

[Thinkingabout]

21. Showing your candidates position on the issues and experience may convince others to get on

board with their campaign. To criticize is a RW job. Also which candidate has declared? To my knowledge I don't think anyone has declared ergo criticism from right or left is premature.

[meegbear]

7. Yes, because as a liberal, I always make my political decisons on what Maureen Dowd says ...

GO MITT!!

[hueymahl]

13. Does this source make you feel any better?

http://front.moveon.org/moveon-reacts-to-hillary-clintons-comments/#.U-ulyYBdXJ4

You can attack the messenger all you want. The facts speak for themselves.

[PoutrageFatigue]

17. Indeed...

[iamthebandfanman]

8. Ill never vote Hillary in a primary..

but if shes the nominee I will in the general.


I just hope that's something I don't have to do

[2pooped2pop]

10. same here n/t

[hueymahl]

14. Agreeed

If she is the choice on the D side of the ticket, I will hold my nose and vote for her and hope she governs more left than she is running.

[Fuddnik]

9. She won't get my vote in a primary or general.

If she's my only choice, fuck it, I give up.

[Metric System]

11. I need some pot before reading MoDo.

[Avalux]

12. Maureen Dowd, really? She's a veteran at Clinton bashing. Nothing to see here. n/t

[Orsino]

18. Huh. Dowd typed cogently on a subject of significance.

Adding nothing, of course, but not trivializing, either.

Nice.

[joeybee12]

19. One more reason why i won't be reading that no-talent hack Maureen Dowd...nt

[bigtree]

20. took about six lines till Dowd associated Hillary with Robin William's death

. . . she's a despicable writer.

[bigwillq]

22. I will never vote for Hillary. Ever. (nt)