It Boggles The Mind

This post is all about Hillary. And as I write it I'm shaking my head. Hillary Clinton is such a dichotomy that it boggles the mind.

Let's start with this: what Barack Obama did in his speech on race, Clinton did one better in her housing crisis speech yesterday. She outlined a huge problem in crystal clear terms and then presented a solution. She offered the kind of leadership her supporters say she is capable of.

Unfortunately, this is what her detractors say she is capable of . Or this. And that's why she was forced to say this. I mean, how do we process it? Does the name Clinton implicitly inspire deception? Why would she so brazenly offer up a fabrication of the Bosnia arrival when so many other people could dispute her version of the events? It simply boggles the mind.

But dammit, I want to focus on the issues so badly I'm going to leave you with the text of her speech. I urge you to read the whole thing.

Of course we can quibble about some of her ideas. For example, she suggests including Alan Greenspan on a housing crisis work group. This is insane. He, as much as anyone, is to blame for this crisis. As Fed Chief he repeatedly poo pooed the severity of the housing bubble, when everyone was looking to him for adult supervision. And in his puff piece on 60 Minutes a while back he still refused to admit that he had misrepresented the situation. But that's not a huge deal. A bigger bone of contention will come from conservatives who may feel that she's proposing too much government interference. She parries that argument effectively.

The fact is, Clinton's four point plan is the most responsible and carefully crafted proposal to come from a government official in a long, long time. It backs up her claim that she is ready to solve problems on Day 1. Unfortunately, that day may never come-- if she can't stop lying about the old days.

Say it with me: it boggles the mind.

So the question is: can her character flaws be ignored in the face of her obvious talents for governing? Talk about this or anything else by clicking on 'comments' below, bypassing the Google sign up and hitting the nickname or anonymous button.