Hillary Peddles Red Meat

Hill is at it again, offering up red meat to shore up the base. Although she delivered her remarks at an event organized by a supposedly nonpartisan group, she didn't hesitate to go on the offensive and be...offensive.
ASPEN, Colo. -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton went on the attack against President Bush in a speech Sunday, accusing him of damaging the economy by overspending while giving tax cuts to the rich.

The Democrat from New York also accused Bush of depriving U.S. soldiers of equipment needed to fight the war in Iraq and cutting funding for scientific research.

"I sometimes feel that Alfred E. Neuman is in charge in Washington," Clinton said referring to the freckle-faced Mad magazine character. She drew a laugh from crowd when she described Bush's attitude toward tough issues with Neuman's catchphrase: "What, me worry?"

Clinton, who was speaking during the inaugural Aspen Ideas Festival, organized by the Aspen Institute nonpartisan think tank, didn't mention the presidential election in 2008.

...When it came to the economy, Clinton accused the Bush administration of focusing on helping the wealthy while hurting the middle class, which she said has been key to Americans' success and stability.

When Hillary says, "I sometimes feel that Alfred E. Neuman is in charge in Washington," she must be flashing back to when her "husband" was in the White House. The "What, me worry?" characterization fits Bill to a tee.

I think Hillary should reconsider her 2008 campaign tactics. Since we're still three years out, Hill believes it's safe for her to make MoveOn style remarks at this stage. She thinks no one is noticing.

It's irresponsible, as a U.S. senator, for her to be drawing parallels to the President and a character from MAD. In the wake of the London terrorist attacks, our political leaders should be unified, not aiding our enemies by making such derogatory remarks about the President.

While she occasionally morphs into a moderate here and there, her move to the center will become more solid as 2008 nears.

She should know better than to be going on the record with some of these statements. They will surely come back to bite her when she tries to sell herself as a moderate to Red State America during the primaries.

Wasn't she supposed to be brilliant? Right.
Maybe Al Jazeera will pick up on her comments.
She and Dick Durbin probably have fan clubs among anti-American Bush-hating radicals around the world.