Where is Hillary?

I have been wondering about this. There have been reams and reams of newsprint, and hours and hours of airtime spent dissecting the whereabouts of the President of the United States during the recent spate of world catastrophes. The polls have not been kind to President Obama, as he seems to put the war in the Middle East, the bombing of the Malaysian plane, and numerous other serious world events, on the back-burner, travelling the country from one end to another, raising funds for the Democratic Party and seeming oblivious the sound of Rome falling.

But another questions arises: where is Hillary Clinton, the presumed party nominee in 2016? Clinton was all over the map before all these word events took center state. Out in the field in what looked very much like a campaign offensive, Clinton was selling her new autobiography and sounding very much like a candidate. But now, the Clinton camp has gone seriously silent.

And that’s good news for the Clintons, and good news for the country. Because, at a time like this, candidates for president–presumed and not–should not be debasing the national and world conversation with selling points for a presidential campaign. Clinton is doing exactly the right thing by remaining quiet–in the same way that former president Bush has refused to comment publicly on controversial Obama administration decisions.

If Clinton really wants to be President of the United States she would be well advised to keep out of the fray for a while. Because, as they say in TV land, everything you say on the campaign trail can, and will be used against you.