Hillary Clinton Seeks U.S. Presidency -- Three Reasons to Say 'No'

Posted: Apr 14, 2015

No doubt, millions will discard objectivity and project their hopes for the future on the public persona of Hillary Clinton, as it will be carefully constructed by professional political strategists and public relations experts, all funded by the billion dollars plus that the Clinton brand will attract through its fundraising apparatus. Those who are more sober and reflective in their political judgments should consider the following three points I raise as reasons to be wary of a second Clinton presidency. 1. Hillary Clinton plays loose with the truth, and has a record that raises serious ethical questions. 2. Hillary Clinton was a full partner with her husband in unethical conduct during the presidency of Bill Clinton. 3. As a U.S. senator, Hillary Clinton became complicit in America's disastrous war in Iraq. In 2008, support of the Iraq war was the key ingredient that led to Hillary Clinton's defeat at the hands of Barack Obama. However, as 2016 approaches, collective amnesia clouds much of America's political landscape. Hillary Clinton's vote in support of a calamitous military adventure, along with past ethical indiscretions by both she and Bill Clinton, are largely discounted by large sections of the voting public, who now view the Clintons with benign nostalgia. If this force of celebrity star-power and selective memory proves impervious to objective scrutiny and enlightened skepticism, than Hillary Clinton may very well win the next presidential election. In that case, the loser will be America, condemned to repeat the antics and machinations from a political pair that Bob Herbert rightly characterized as a "terminally unethical and vulgar couple." Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheldon-filger/hillary-clinton-seeks-us_b_7050574.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 The last sentence says it all.;