When Bill Clinton tells friends that Obama is going to have to “kiss my a–” to get his support, is he just ranting? No. He’s pursuing a carefully crafted two-step he has worked out in advance with Hillary. Its the old good cop, bad cop routine. Hillary repairs her relationship with the Democratic base by falling all over herself to back Obama, appearing at rallies, dedicating herself to campaigning for him, and boosting him at every turn. She has to. She has built up so much ill-will among blacks and young people by her prolonged and nasty efforts to stop Obama that she needs now to get well. But Bill deliberately takes the opposite tack, snarling and staying away. He’s doing this, not as a fit of pique, but to hold out for more concrete rewards — money to repay Hillary’s debt. The more the cash rolls in, the more Clinton will see the light. The lighter the cash flow turns out to be, the angrier he will get. And, if in his snarling and snapping, he can enhance Hillary’s chances to be vice president, all the better.
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When it comes to Bill and Hillary Clinton, well let’s say that they are displaying hypocritical humility. Deceive Obama, but don’t insult him. Hillary forfeited the confidence of the American voters, and although she may believe that she is repairing her Democratic base, Hillary and Bill will never regain the voter’s respect and esteem and they continue to grow “small” trying to be great. Their ambition is pitiless and any merit that they cannot use they find despicable. Obama needs to keep his friend close, and his enemies “closer.”
I think that Bill and Hillary have a reversal of philosophy…it would appear that it is not Obama who has to do the ass-kissing……it is the Clintons who have to pucker-up if Hillary’s is going to get her campaign debt paid…..and as far as Hillary for VPee is concerned…..ass kissing has it limitations and a more concerted “effort” might be required…..figuratively speaking.
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