Hilary's Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

When the Kennedys endorsed Obama in January 2008, to Hilary Clinton, it was a slap in the face, and it looks like she may be slapped again. Caroline Kennedy may soon be tapped to be the United States' Ambassador to Japan. Why would she come forth as a political figure this late in the game? During Obama's campaign, the Kennedys were not only supportive, but they actually became admirers. Caroline herself commented that Obama made her realize why the public had been so inspired by her father.

Although Hilary Clinton did not receive any such endorsement from the Kennedys, she agreed to be Secretary of State under the Obama administration. She just stayed away. According to the State Department Hilary Clinton is the most-traveled Secretary of State in our history. During her tenure as Secretary of State, she visited 112 countries, traveled 956,733 miles and spending 401 days on the road, not to mention the others days she was meeting, negotiating. preparing, and reporting. Her separation from the Obama administration was probably the only way she could stomach being part of his team. If she wanted to run for president one more time, she needed to stay relevant, so this position would not only add foreign affairs credentials to her resume, but it would also allow her to keep away from the biggest governmental issue: the economy. Most irritating to her must have been the president's decision to make healthcare more important; universal health care was Ted Kennedy's biggest quest as senator and Obama made sure he paid homage.

It was Bill Clinton, Hilary's husband and former president, that had to take the hit for her. He served as a supporter of Obama, campaigning hard for him. Why Democrats did not shout out "betrayal", towards the once impeached president? We don't know. Why wasn't he shouted at in the Democratic Convention as a "gay hater", since he passed the Defense of Marriage Act? We don't know. Why were the needy and poor advocates not standing up against him, since Clinton signed the Welfare Reform Bill that ended federal aid guarantees, imposing a five-year limit on benefits, and required healthy recipients to go to work after two years? We don't know. What we do know is that the wind of ignorance seems to blow towards the Democratic Party. If you can be easily swayed with rhetoric, or you know how to mimic a phrase or two, like a magnet this party will draw you.

Now we may be seeing a new ambassador to Japan, a Kennedy no less. If Caroline Kennedy ran against Hilary Clinton for president, does anyone have an opinion on who may win? I think we all know the answer to that question. What a nightmare for Hilary, to think she almost had the office of the Presidency, and it was taken by a fast running candidate sneaking up behind her in the race. This was followed by her joining an administration who's policies she had to tolerate, yet she pays her dues working non stop as Secretary of State, only to possibly be denied and betrayed once again by her political party and it's machine.