Hillary Doesn't Have A Clue

Hillary voted against the military funding bill that went through yesterday. While it's certainly within her rights to vote that way, her thinking leaves a lot to be desired.

Q: "Why did you vote against the bill?"
A: "Obviously I thought very long and hard about it because I care deeply about making sure we do everything we can to protect our troops and there are some very positive elements within the supplemental that will certainly add to what will be coming down the road in the next three months. Also, I think the president has resisted every effort by -- not just the political process -- but by independent experts like the Iraq Study Group and you know, enough is enough. At some point you just have to draw a line. You know I didn't have the luxury of voting on two separate votes like the House did. But I think that it was important to make clear that I think we can do so much better in the war against terrorism and trying to force the Iraqis to come to a political resolution than what it is in this bill or what the president apparently is willing to do.

Q: "How concerned are you this vote will hurt you in a general election?"
A: "I don't see that at all. The American people have been living now with this war for five years. I want to de-authorize it. That's what Sen. Byrd and I have proposed. We are trying to end the authority for this war which is..."

Q: "Republicans will say, 'She voted to leave our troops in the field.'"
A: "Nobody believes that, nobody believes that. There's money to fund vehicles that are desperately needed -- they're not going to be ready in three months. That's just propaganda."

I believe that Hillary. I believe you're leaving the troops with their asses hanging in the breeze. The Pentagon and military commanders have said that the funding delays have already started effecting the military in bad ways. The "vehicles" she's speaking of are new armored personnel carriers that are better against IED attacks. Those "vehicles" have been ready for the longest time, they just need to be paid for.

Don't bullshit the American public Hillary, we know how to spot a liar. If you want to vote against the war because it's your belief, that's fine. But the moveon.org people have warned you about the political consequences for voting for the funding. That tells me that you are pandering to your constituents instead of funding needed supplies and equipment for the men and women in the field.

Hillary is merely maneuvering herself to get the added votes she needs for the Democratic nomination. She has a very serious threat in Barack Obama in that he's relatively new, appears "approachable" and likable, and she...well....isn't. Hillary is leading the polls in various areas, but she needs to crush her main rival if she hopes to succeed in getting the Democratic nomination. Bowing to special interest groups like moveon.org is the same thing that her and other liberals accuse Republicans of doing. But it's different for them because....well there is no reason.

Travis
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