Hillary has played her ultimate card against Obama: national security and her claim of greater experience in that area. If she were playing chess, Hillary has just been "forked", that is, she has positioned herself and her opponent, Barack Obama, in a no-win position versus John McCain. Why? Hillary has just made national security the pre-eminent issue in her battle against Obama, claiming he is not competent to protect the nation's children when that red phone rings at 3 am.
Here is what Hillary has done. If Obama wins the nomination, all the Republicans have to do is roll out Hillary's attack against Obama. If Hillary becomes the nominee, she still finds herself in an environment where she has made national security the major issue and she has to defend herself against Mr. National Security himself, John McCain. In both situations, the Democratic nominee is at a distinct disadvantage.
Hillary has forked the Democratic party. Hillary has forked herself
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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More "forking" it over to the Republicans by Hillary Rodham Clinton (from Chicago Tribune) ;
"I think that since we now know Sen. (John) McCain will be the nominee for the Republican Party, national security will be front and center in this election. We all know that. And I think it's imperative that each of us be able to demonstrate we can cross the commander-in-chief threshold," the New York senator told reporters crowded into an infant's bedroom-sized hotel conference room in Washington.
(now the kicker......)
"I believe that I've done that. Certainly, Sen. McCain has done that and you'll have to ask Sen. Obama with respect to his candidacy," she said.
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