Senator Clinton Talks Tough on National Security
Jim Kouri, CPP
February 09, 2006
In a move to improve her dismal poll numbers, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is talking tough on national security and terrorism. However, many wonder if this isn't just another political move to the so-called center after her recent vitriolic statements met with negative results.
According to the New York Sun, Senator Clinton is touting her hawkish credentials in what analysts described as "an attempt to distance herself from the party's anti-war wing." However, this may be a bit early for this strategy since she must first garner support from the anti-war left-wing of her party.
She is pre-empting any GOP attacks on her defense record. She said, "I take a backseat to nobody when it comes to fighting terrorism and standing up for national and homeland security. I represent New York. I take very seriously that there are people right now in the world, and probably in our own country, not just wishing us harm but actively planning and plotting to deliver it."
However, Clinton is on the record condemning Bush's implementation of an NSA phone surveillance program designed to intercept Al Qaeda communications, something a majority of American find to be a necessary evil.
New York's junior senator told members of the United Auto Workers labor union that Democrats lost the last two election cycles over national security, and that the Republicans "are doing it to us again."
Senator Clinton attacked the President on his inability to capture "the tallest man in Afghanistan." But analysts believe that merely brings up her husbands unwillingness to do something about Osama bin Laden. It also accentuates what some members of the GOP have been saying: Clinton keeps revising his record.
"In one breath, Bill Clinton says terrorism was a priority during his presidency, and then in another breath, he complains that no one knew Osama was that dangerous," says political analyst Mike Baker.
Another problem Hillary faces is her display of anger. Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman noted recently that he believed Hillary needs to get help in anger management.
"While such anger may work for Al Gore or John Kerry, Clinton looks like an enraged housewife. She looks like a biddy. All she needs is a frying pan to hit her opponents with," laughs Baker.
According to the New York Sun, Senator Clinton is touting her hawkish credentials in what analysts described as "an attempt to distance herself from the party's anti-war wing." However, this may be a bit early for this strategy since she must first garner support from the anti-war left-wing of her party.
She is pre-empting any GOP attacks on her defense record. She said, "I take a backseat to nobody when it comes to fighting terrorism and standing up for national and homeland security. I represent New York. I take very seriously that there are people right now in the world, and probably in our own country, not just wishing us harm but actively planning and plotting to deliver it."
However, Clinton is on the record condemning Bush's implementation of an NSA phone surveillance program designed to intercept Al Qaeda communications, something a majority of American find to be a necessary evil.
New York's junior senator told members of the United Auto Workers labor union that Democrats lost the last two election cycles over national security, and that the Republicans "are doing it to us again."
Senator Clinton attacked the President on his inability to capture "the tallest man in Afghanistan." But analysts believe that merely brings up her husbands unwillingness to do something about Osama bin Laden. It also accentuates what some members of the GOP have been saying: Clinton keeps revising his record.
"In one breath, Bill Clinton says terrorism was a priority during his presidency, and then in another breath, he complains that no one knew Osama was that dangerous," says political analyst Mike Baker.
Another problem Hillary faces is her display of anger. Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman noted recently that he believed Hillary needs to get help in anger management.
"While such anger may work for Al Gore or John Kerry, Clinton looks like an enraged housewife. She looks like a biddy. All she needs is a frying pan to hit her opponents with," laughs Baker.
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