Clinton Took the Bait.

[illinoisprogressive]

Yesterday we wondered how Hillary Clinton would respond to Barack Obama's op-ed in the Miami Herald calling for easing restrictions on the US embargo of Cuba. Today Beth Reinhard and Lesley Clark provide the answer:
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Rival Sen. Hillary Clinton said she would continue the Bush administration's hard-line stance, for the most part. Clinton's campaign said she agrees that exiles should be able to freely send money to their relatives but said she does not favor ''any wholesale, broad changes'' to the travel restrictions until Fidel Castro falls. Clinton did vote with Obama in 2005 -- unsuccessfully -- to ease restrictions on family travel in ``humanitarian cases.''

''She supports the embargo and our current policy toward Cuba, and until it is clear what type of political winds may come with a new government -- if there is a new government -- we cannot talk about changes to U.S. policy,'' Clinton spokesman Mo Elleithee said.

Obama was more or less daring Clinton endorse the current US policy toward Cuba, knowing that it might cost him votes in Florida but would also serve to reinforce the broader theme of his campaign as a "change of direction."

Clinton took the bait, giving Obama exactly the line he wanted: "she would continue the Bush administration's hard-line stance."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/realclearpolitics/20070822/cm_rcp/clinton_takes_the_bait_on_cuba

[Cha]

1. The political landscape is a

veritible minefield of bait and traps.

Wonder why she thought she had to speak out on that in that way?

[dflprincess]

5. She couldn't resist the chance to pander to the Florida Cubans

n/t

[Cha]

14. My thought too..just wanted to

see if I was being totally paranoid.

[jgraz]

2. Gotta hand it to Obama -- he does know how to yank her chain

So far, he's doing the best job of exposing Hillary's far-right agenda. Hopefully Edwards can step it up a bit.

[AtomicKitten]

8. no worries

I believe there is an opening in the Obama camp for you.

:hi:

[jgraz]

10. Heh -- all this will fade away once Al enters the race

:evilgrin:

[AtomicKitten]

11. yee-haw

[jgraz]

13. Don't let him say that in front of a mic!!!

:scared:

[illinoisprogressive]

3. You got to admire the way he's playing chess.

[BlackHawk706867]

4. That stance is retarded... and I am certain that she probably feels the same way...

about Venezuela as well! I really hope that this person does not have a hope in hell of gaining the WH in 2008 or it will basically be just more of the same..... This country will never recover from the previous 8 years with her thought process in power...

ww

[Sarah Ibarruri]

6. That did it for me. nt

[David Dunham]

7. Hillary's 20 points ahead of Obama in today's Gallup poll. Barack's toast.

[thunder rising]

9. Remember a candidate named Dean??? n/t

Polls mean nothing. They are cooked and crooked.

[jgraz]

12. Hillary will not be the nominee. Get used to it.

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