Hillary At War—With The Left
Hillary Clinton held a fundraiser last night, something she's going to be doing about three times a week for the next few years, I'd say. But what was unusual was the fact that she was protested (in absentia; Hillary didn't show) by a group of about 75 lefties angry about her position on the war in Iraq.
Which is remarkable, considering that it's pretty tough just to figure out what her position on the war in Iraq is.
Anyway, a group called Grandmothers Against the War thinks that Hillary is not sufficiently opposed to the war.
One of them, Ann Roos, told the Times, "Hillary has no plan to withdraw the troops - we could be there for another 15 years under her. She'll never get my support again. I feel so let down by her taking a wishy-washy, all-things-to-all-people position."
While I think Ms. Roos has a point about Mrs. Clinton wanting to be all things to all people, I suspect that Hillary wouldn't be too upset to be protested by left-wingers seeking immediate withdrawal from Iraq. It helps position her as a centrist, which she desperately wants to be considered, so that she'll be more palatable to the many Americans who viscerally can't stand her....
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P.S. I continue to wonder why the Times doesn't more actively use hyperlinks in its online versions of articles. It didn't include one for Grandmothers Against the War, for example. I found a link in about five seconds, and that's not because I'm good at this sort of thing, but because it's easy.
P.P.S. I'm also amused that Mrs. Clinton held her event at the New York nightclub Crobar, where lots of activities go on that wouldn't go over very well with those centrist voters she's seeking.....
