Friday, December 28, 2007

Bhutto-RIP

So Hillary Clinton wants an international probe to investigate the death of Bhutto, way to endear yourself to the sitting government. How would we have reacted if a former foreign leader had told us how to investigate the Kennedy assignation? She met Bhutto in 1995, on a road trip with Chelsea. I believe it was also 1995 when Hillary publicly tried to banish the Secret Service from the residential areas of the White House. I don't know if that was before or after her legal husband, the President was having the help.

I know it's commonly believed that Bhutto's death would reflect well on Hillary Clinton, and I thought that too, at first. But then Hillary opened her mouth, exaggerated the relationship. We were shown pictures of her visit, and Hillary was wearing, what I'm sure was the height of fashion, of the 1980's. That outfit is most accurately described as "flight attendant chic." Although Bhutto was in exile for the past ten years, we're to believe that Hillary kept in touch with her, suggesting that she has the international experience and contacts to be a good president. In my opinion, it reminds us that Hillary never was said to have an all access pass, which is the sort of thing that rock stars have given to groupies. It's just what they call it, it's kind of a misnomer, as it is different than having a security clearance. It also reminds us that this tragedy has made Hillary's Rolodex, a little bit thinner.

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