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Part of the solution on Monday, April 07, 2008 10:59:48 AM
Over the last several months there have been many theories put forth as to why Hillary Clinton is losing the democratic primary to Barrack Obama. One that has been often overlooked is that, for the first time in Clinton's political career, she is being challenged by the main stream media. For eight years of her husband's presidency, the Clintons got a pass from most media sources. At that time, the Clintons were heavily favored by the media. Today, the media favors Obama.
This has clearly been a problem for Hillary's campaign. Since the Clintons had never really been vetted by the MSM, the campaign has no idea how to handle the scrutiny. Throughout the Clinton Presidency every criticism of the Clintons was portrayed as an attack by "the right wing conspiracy." The media was more than happy to spread the propaganda because the Clintons were one of their own.
During this campaign only Clinton apologists, such as Democratic strategist Tanya Acker, are willing to accept what James Taranto calls the "fake but accurate" portrayal of information. On Fox News, Ms. Acker said that even though Hillary got the details wrong, the idea is still correct. In other words, the story itself is false, but since the concept fits the generally held belief of liberals, the idea behind the story is actually true. In the end, apologists will not be enough to save the Clintons.
Any chance the Obama campaign will be similarly scrutinized? None.
The Subprime Crisis and the 3 Candidates.
George Will, a must read for conservatives, wrote an excellent comparison on the Obama, Clinton, and McCain "solutions" for Subprime mortgages.
Foreign Policy Issues for the Next President
Henry Kissinger wrote an outstanding piece today on the changing foreign landscape. He puts forth the idea that the next President will have to deal with three revolutions that are happening simultaneously: "(a) the transformation of the traditional state system of Europe; (b) the radical Islamist challenge to historic notions of sovereignty; and (c) the drift of the center of gravity of international affairs from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Indian Oceans."
The common thread between all three revolutions is the ongoing role of the nation state. Interesting read.