Hillary's Last Stand

With crucial primaries less than a day away, Sen. Clinton did what anyone in her position would do... appear on 'The Daily Show' to get some last-minute mojo from Jon Stewart. After summing up the campaign to date, Jon had her on via satellite to make her case-



(Part 2 of the interview- here)

But to me, Hillary's most important appearance yesterday was the one in which she said this-

"I think that I have a lifetime of experience that I will bring to the White House. I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience to the White House. And Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002," Clinton says.

So basically she is saying that if Sen. Obama gets the nomination, you should all just vote for Sen. McCain instead. Between the 3am ad and this, it is becoming harder and harder to remember which party's nomination she is seeking. As I wrote in my post about the 50-state strategy, she is more than happy to sabotage the party's long-term prospects if it benefits her in the short-term. And if she were to get the nomination, she's screwed herself too by spending the last month making McCain's arguments. This really has to end.

[PS- Since she keeps bringing up Obama's 2002 Iraq speech, it's worth revisiting. It wasn't just that he was opposed to it, but that he accurately predicted what would happen-- the long-term cost, the splintering between the Iraqi factions, etc-- as opposed to the optimistic, and wrong, view the war supporters offered. This isn't an "I told you so" minor point, it establishes Obama's foresight and judgement... and that is why his 2002 stance has been so beneficial to his campaign, not because it was just 'pretty words'.]