Ages ago, in the days when Richard Nixon was running for office, he used to "reinvent" himself from time to time. There was always speculation in the press about the "new Nixon", and it generally centered on some measure or another that Nixon was taking to present himself as something different that he had in a previous election. I am reminded of that series of Nixonian reinventions by today's so called "launch" of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Hey, it was just a few months ago that we already had a launch of Hillary's campaign. You remember that launch; it was a video followed by her photo op van trip to Iowa with a stop at Chipotle where she hid behind dark glasses and stiffed the staff on the tip. Since then, there have been many trips to Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and other states. Hillary has even answer questions from the media; I think we are up to nine questions that she answered without saying anything, a number which for her must be a record high. But now, she tells us (but no questions please) that she is "launching" her campaign. If this ruse works, Hillary is planning to "rebirth" her granddaughter once each month because of the positive publicity the birth of the child generated.
One thing was certain all those years ago when there were all those new Nixons: each time Nixon reinvented himself, he was still the same old Nixon. Mrs. Clinton should remember that as she tries to relaunch her campaign. No matter whether this is the launch, the relaunch or even the third launch of her campaign, she will still be the same old Hillary. The woman is a tired remnant of the 20th century. Her wisdom is whatever her pollsters and focus groups tell her will play best. Her leadership is silence on key issues like the trade bills before Congress. Imagine that! The Democrats in the House defeated president Obama's plan for a free trade pact with over ten Pacific nations that Clinton had called a "golden" deal with great promise for the American economy while she was secretary of state. Now, however, she wouldn't even support it. Was she just telling lies when she praised the proposed trade treaty a few years ago? Did something change (other than what the focus groups told her) about the merits of the trade pact? We don't know, because she won't even talk about the subject.
Hillary is holding the relaunch on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Her campaign thinks it is a way to link her in the minds of voters to FDR. The funny thing is that the very idea of holding a relaunch should actually link her to the one former president who she most resembles in character: Richard Nixon. The only thing is, there seem to be more reinvented Hillarys than there were ever new Nixons.
One thing was certain all those years ago when there were all those new Nixons: each time Nixon reinvented himself, he was still the same old Nixon. Mrs. Clinton should remember that as she tries to relaunch her campaign. No matter whether this is the launch, the relaunch or even the third launch of her campaign, she will still be the same old Hillary. The woman is a tired remnant of the 20th century. Her wisdom is whatever her pollsters and focus groups tell her will play best. Her leadership is silence on key issues like the trade bills before Congress. Imagine that! The Democrats in the House defeated president Obama's plan for a free trade pact with over ten Pacific nations that Clinton had called a "golden" deal with great promise for the American economy while she was secretary of state. Now, however, she wouldn't even support it. Was she just telling lies when she praised the proposed trade treaty a few years ago? Did something change (other than what the focus groups told her) about the merits of the trade pact? We don't know, because she won't even talk about the subject.
Hillary is holding the relaunch on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Her campaign thinks it is a way to link her in the minds of voters to FDR. The funny thing is that the very idea of holding a relaunch should actually link her to the one former president who she most resembles in character: Richard Nixon. The only thing is, there seem to be more reinvented Hillarys than there were ever new Nixons.
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