"Resenting History"
Lee Harris on Hillary Clinton:
"We cannot escape history," Lincoln once said sadly and solemnly. We cannot undo what has been done; we cannot wish it away or blame it into oblivion; we cannot arbitrarily decide which parts of the past shall influence our future. We are stuck with what has been, and are constrained to make the best of it. History may or may not agree in blaming the mess in Iraq entirely on George Bush, as Senator Clinton has done; but history will not absolve his successor for refusing to take his—or her--responsibility for cleaning up the mess, regardless of who made it, or how it came about.
Is this fair? No, of course not. But then, history isn't fair, and those who resent this fact, as Senator Clinton appears to do, are well advised to steer clear of it.
(Via Real Clear Politics)
"We cannot escape history," Lincoln once said sadly and solemnly. We cannot undo what has been done; we cannot wish it away or blame it into oblivion; we cannot arbitrarily decide which parts of the past shall influence our future. We are stuck with what has been, and are constrained to make the best of it. History may or may not agree in blaming the mess in Iraq entirely on George Bush, as Senator Clinton has done; but history will not absolve his successor for refusing to take his—or her--responsibility for cleaning up the mess, regardless of who made it, or how it came about.
Is this fair? No, of course not. But then, history isn't fair, and those who resent this fact, as Senator Clinton appears to do, are well advised to steer clear of it.
(Via Real Clear Politics)
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I thought Hillary's comment showed weakness and wonder how it got past her handlers.
Not only does it seem like she finds Iraq too hot to handle (so what if something worse comes along when you're in charge, Hon?), but it sounds like she thinks Bush -- a total bumbling idiot to her mind -- can wrap up the Iraq "mess" in two years. So now he's a genius?
And let's not forget her vote for the war -- er, to "authorize the use of force." She had no idea things could get really rough, poor dear. I guess she's making a political career out of playing the duped woman.
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