The Moral Failure of Hillary Clinton and Her Campaign
- Ralph Brauer, The Strange Death of Liberal America As usual, the press and the blogs missed the point of Hillary Clinton’s bizarre debate performance–it wasn’t about issues but about principles. Much of the analysis of the debate has focused on the outward aspects of her performance such as her celebrated complaint about always being asked the first question. The real key to understanding not only the Ohio debate but also why Clinton’s campaign has imploded lies in the transcript. If you take the time to review the text it reveals the moral failure of Clinton and her campaign.
The one moment the press did focus on came in response to Tim Russert’s question about what would happen if after withdrawing our troops from Iraq we found ourselves facing a situation in which al Qaeda exploited the vacuum by taking control of part of the country to use as a base to mount another 9/11 attack? Although I am not a fan of Russert, this question is one that John McCain has raised and is sure to be raised in the coming campaign. Just to make the scenario more interesting, Russert posited that what passed for the Iraqi government had told us they did not want us to intervene
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Clinton’s answer said everything about why she is losing this election and why she will not make a good President. First, she tries to dodge the question by saying she won’t deal with hypothetical situations. That may be a reasonable response to some off-the-wall impossibility, but the scenario Russert proposed has been on the table for some time as a real possibility following an American withdrawal.
SEN. CLINTON: You know, Tim, you ask a lot of hypotheticals. And I believe that what’s –
MR. RUSSERT: But this is reality.
SEN. CLINTON: No — well, it isn’t reality. You’re — you’re — you’re making lots of different hypothetical assessments.
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The moral failure in Clinton’s dodging the question also was one of cowardice. She lacked a prepared answer, so she reused to give one. Unfortunately leaders and Presidents do not have that luxury. Whether it is an organization or the White House, you want someone in charge who WILL think about alternatives and who is not afraid to answer difficult questions.
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