As the world stage is awash with turmoil and confrontation (Is Iraq still standing) there seems to be one question that is consuming the thoughts of every American (or is it?) The question concerns the political future of one Hillary Rodham... Clinton. Is Hillary running for president or not? Come on, Hillary, you can tell us... All the obvious indicators are at play: her public presence has lately been ubiquitous. A doorstop autobiography has just been released and the book is selling briskly (though many pundits have noted that, since the book is not the fastest selling celebrity book ever written in the history of publishing, it must be a colossal failure and hence, a marker for the number of voters who would likely support a Clinton candidacy.
Of course books sold do not translate into votes and all of this early speculation does nothing to advance...well, anything at all. As we all well know, Hillary Clinton is one of our shrewder politicians and she knows better than anyone that, in politics, short of being indicted for this or that, there is really no such thing as bad publicity. The fact that her name is being mentioned every second of every hour does nothing but advance the notion that she is running for the White House but, of course, we are in position to know. And all the speculation, so early in the game, that she is thinking of NOT running is quite ridiculous.
Only she understands what her political intentions are, and only she will tell America what that decision is. For now, the talk of a Hillary candidacy–or not–is nothing more than feeble guesswork. In a nation obsessed by sport, Hillary-watching is the American answer to soccer. Just a little more exciting.
Of course books sold do not translate into votes and all of this early speculation does nothing to advance...well, anything at all. As we all well know, Hillary Clinton is one of our shrewder politicians and she knows better than anyone that, in politics, short of being indicted for this or that, there is really no such thing as bad publicity. The fact that her name is being mentioned every second of every hour does nothing but advance the notion that she is running for the White House but, of course, we are in position to know. And all the speculation, so early in the game, that she is thinking of NOT running is quite ridiculous.
Only she understands what her political intentions are, and only she will tell America what that decision is. For now, the talk of a Hillary candidacy–or not–is nothing more than feeble guesswork. In a nation obsessed by sport, Hillary-watching is the American answer to soccer. Just a little more exciting.
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