The Fall…and Rise of the Clinton Empire

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: June 27, 2008
The Fall…and Rise of the Clinton Empire
Tom Foreman
AC360° Correspondent

Just when you thought it was safe to watch political news again, take a look at those pictures of her and Obama standing hand in hand, and brace yourselves, Hillary haters.

All of you out there who are celebrating because her campaign is over, all of you who danced in your living rooms when she made her concession speech, all of you who said “Finally, the era of the Clintons is over.”

And all of you whose hearts were broken by her defeat; raise your eyes.

Because many political watchers here in DC are convinced Hillary Clinton is emerging from this election stronger than she went in, despite her loss… And they’ve got about 18 million reasons to think that way. 18 million voters chose her over Barack Obama. Think about that. Even in a country as large as ours, that is a staggering number of people, and in Washington that translates into clout. In every state where she won big, elected Democrats took notice. Now watch what happens. When those Dems are seeking re-election or grappling with big issues, odds are her name will be riding high on their Outlook contacts list.

All that cheerleading she is doing for Obama, brings some spoils of war with it. Insiders say former Clinton staff workers are taking new positions within Camp Obama every day. Her biggest supporters and donors are slowly stepping up to shake his hand. She is walking alongside him, and with every step she is gaining influence, respect, and power in the next administration if Obama wins the White House....

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/27/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-clinton-empire/

[MannyGoldstein]

1. The Era Of The Clintons Is, In Fact, Over.

Obama hired Patty Solis Doyle specifically to send a hard, sharp message - "I'm the big dog now. I don't have to do a blessed thing to keep The Clintons happy". Bill Clinton knows this, and can't accept that he's now under Obama's thumb, which is why he refuses to endorse Obama.

Obama is now harvesting the spoils of war. Clinton is struggling to keep her head above the sea of irrelevancy, figuring that staying relevant is her best shot at finding a chink in Obama's armor.

[jaysunb]

3. Amen

n/t

[Saturday]

4. Really?

Then our candidate must have lied to us yesterday when he told us the Clinton's were an important part of the Democratic party and would be for years to come.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Important Like A Museum Piece

They'll be living bits of history.

[question everything]

7. So much hatred. How sad

Are you one of those who want to lose so that you can continue to pour your hatred on the Clintons?

[tiptoe]

8. :) ...nt

[jody]

2. Hillary calls to my mind the lyrics of "I Am Woman"

http://www.lyricsdepot.com/helen-reddy/i-am-woman.html

I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend
'cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again

[question everything]

6. Until Obama has completed two terms in the White House

presiding over an economic expansion across all income levels and left with the highest approval rating - the Clinton "empire" will be around to remind us how to do things right.