It isn’t difficult to understand Democrat concern. The only person putting forth any real effort to block Hillary Clinton from a presidential nomination win is Hillary Clinton. The private server and deleted email scandal is her latest and most serious effort at possible self-sabotage.
Mrs. Clinton stumbled out of the gate with the “dead broke” when she left the White House gaffe, a claim not well received considering she earns up to $300,000 per speech and who, with Bill, has a combined net worth generally estimated at well north of $100 million, possibly as high as $200 million.
Doing her best impression of a weak candidate, the former First Lady, in one of those wealth creating speeches, shared her lack of business savvy by warning “. . . . don’t let anybody tell you that, ah, you know, it’s corporations and businesses that create jobs . . . . That has been tried, that has failed. It has failed rather spectacularly.”
As they say, you can’t make this stuff up.
Turning it up a notch, the choice of so many who understand so little, offered this gem for dealing effectively with America’s enemies: Smart Power, the definition of which is, “showing respect, even for one’s enemies; trying to understand and, insofar as psychologically possible, empathize with their perspective and point of view.”
All she left out was, “while they cut off your head”.
These are not the words of a leader ready to take on Iran, ISIS, Boko Haram, North Korea, Putin and domestic problems of which there are many. This is another far left ideologue, fatally ill prepared to lead in perilous times, possibly someone who wishes to avoid winning a race she really does not wish to run.
The aforementioned private server fiasco facing Mrs. Clinton could mean serious legal trouble and may be a purposely self-inflicted wound. Wiping the server clean was intentional and not a brilliant decision. Refusing to turn it over to an independent third party, as requested by investigative Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, makes her look defiant and guilty of something serious.
Who wants to back a potential felon?
The question is will the usually supportive liberal media downplay the story? If they do not run interference, the path to the White House for she who would be crowned becomes more difficult.
Democrats who hope for four more years have reason to worry. Republicans have a full line up of interesting, ardent, capable hopefuls, many with national name recognition, already positioning to battle for the brass ring. The roster of eager Democrat candidates pales by comparison.
Vice President Joe Biden has teased, showing some interest in a 2016 presidential run. Vigorous efforts by enthusiastic Elizabeth Warren supporters, desperate to prevent a Clinton coronation, have been rewarded with Warren’s appreciative smiles and polite declines, so many declines that it appears she means it, at least until she doesn’t.
The latest name added to a short list is the popular, former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley. The Governor wasted no time in going after Mrs. Clinton. Appearing on ABC’s This Week, O’malley told George Stephanopoulos that, “The presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families . . .”
Nicely done Governor, hitting two liberals with one verbal shot.
It is early and other Democrat names may enter the race, but, with many voters not excited by an aged and weary looking Hillary, and Martin O’Malley a long shot at best, the joy meter for those hoping to retain the Oval Office is not peaking.
What is a downcast Democrat to do?
Kaye Richard - When I Write I'm Right 
Hillary Clinton: champion or mere survivor?
What stood out in Hillary Clinton’s presidential ambition announcement was her desire to be your champion America. Take it with a tiny grain of salt. Replace the word champion with Queen and you’ll be on to something.
America is desperate for a leader. It already has around 320 million current and yet to be champions, each with the ability to grow, develop, invent and build anything and everything. All they need is freedom from the constraints of over regulation.
Get government out of the way and America is nothing but champions.
Mrs. Clinton’s new identity as champion for the masses is arrogant and unrealistic.
Champions are winners. The title isn’t typically self assigned. It needs to be earned. You don’t get it because you’ve been around for decades or because you stood by your serial cheater spouse.
For the former First Lady power is priority, coronation first then country.
America has fallen into an alarming state of disrepair domestically and internationally. On all counts it is a weaker nation now than in 2008 when an inexperienced upstart swept past the perceived shoe in candidate.
Barack Obama wowed the world with carefully crafted, meaningless rhetoric chosen for sound bite appeal, words designed for the uninformed, the easily led. Eight years after taking office the previously unknown, average at best Senator, will leave America more racially divided and weaker economically and militarily.
Nothing in Hillary Clinton’s resume suggests she has the expertise to re-establish America as a nation to be respected by all and feared by many.
To quote Dr. Charles Krauthammer: “When people talk about Hillary being a superb secretary of state, I just ask one question. Name me one thing, just one, not three, give me one thing she achieved in her four years as secretary of state. I have yet to hear an answer. … She traveled a lot. So did Marco Polo.”
In the debates, Mrs. Clinton will be forced to address her handling of America’s weak responses in global crisis zones. To avoid early focus on a host of US failures like the Russian reset, Libya, Israel, Benghazi and her email server, she’ll do, at most, a limited number of interviews. She’ll choose Clinton friendly media who will handle her with kid gloves while serving up powder puff questions.
Megyn Kelly is out. Katie Couric is in.
Hillary Clinton should be explaining to America how global hot spots became raging infernos on her watch. She can try to shift blame to President Obama but she needs him on the campaign trail. Tough call.
If Mrs. Clinton even has a plan to deal with immigration, will it differ at all from Obama’s let ’em all in, to hell with the consequences policy? No liberal wants to turn away future dependents or, as Democrats call them, supporters.
If successful, will President Hillary Clinton stand up for private property rights? Your income is your private property. It doesn’t automatically belong to the government. A much overdue change in the tax laws and abolishing the IRS would mean new and better ways to fund government, ways that would be much cheaper and easier to enforce, fairer to every American and ultimately lead to much higher employment numbers.
Investment soars when success is rewarded instead of punished. On that point, Clinton loses badly to business savvy, Republican Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO.
Hillary Clinton is less champion and more sad survivor. She doesn’t have a vision for tomorrow as much as a handful of IOUs wrapped in a bow of entitlement.
The election of 2016 is her final shot at ending the sting of defeat still lingering after nearly eight long years.
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