Hillary Is The Consummate Politician. Is That Her Achilles Heel?

Hard Choices and Stupid Decisions?
Is Hillary talking too much.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are en route to Martha's Vineyard to celebrate the birthday of Vernon Jordan's wife. Tensions have seemingly mounted recently among these families as Hillary continues to posture herself for a presidential bid. Part of that posturing included a denunciation of Obama's Iraq engagement, especially with the recent actions to send troops and military support back to the region.

My prediction is a lip kissing selfie.  What better way for Hillary to put to bed the criticism that she is getting for criticizing her former boss over Iraq.  As easy as it would be to dive into the inner workings of the Clinton-Obama relationship, I don't think it matters much.  Democrats remain united when it comes time to voting, and even if Clinton doesn't need Obama's presence, she will need his endorsement.  In reality, Obama needs Hillary too.  Losing the presidency in 2016 to the republicans will be more of an indictment on Obama's tenure than anything else.  Winning gives his signature legislation, Obamacare, a better chance of surviving a jilted congress still eager to gain a significant win over Obama.  Repealing his healthcare law gains revived energy if Republicans win the white house.

If my lip smacking selfie prediction holds true, it will testify to the necessity of Obama in Clinton's campaign calculations.  If calculations are the essence of the Clinton way, then Hillary might be proving herself the mastermind of this family.  Somehow, the Clinton's find a way to be on everybody's side, even Republicans when necessary, and that politically pragmatic penchant has now become a signature of their family; like a fragrance from someone familiar that tells of their coming or of their recent departure.

If the Clinton's were that cool uncle who still wears Brut by Faberge, then we might not be so annoyed with their odor.  For some reason their stench is no longer pleasant to the nostrils anymore.  They are starting to remind me of that sanitary hospital smell.  You are happy to smell it when you need the benefits and cleanliness of a hospital, but if you stay too long, the dirty smell of natural air provides a familiar comfort.

The Clinton's, especially Hillary, are way too sanitized.  Something so clean can be appreciated, but its unrealistic in a world full of germs.  If you eat 7 course meals with the elite for too long, something in your DNA will eventually long for an outdoor barbecue complete with flies and the 3 second rule on food that falls in the grass.

Hillary isn't unique in her political calculations, but she might be calculating the wrong numbers on this one.  The old America appreciated the Queen of Kings, Hillary Clinton.  Today's America needs the kind of leadership that sounds different then what we have heard for the past few years of congressional stagnancy.  Obama has taken the luster away from this historical moment thing anyway. Hillary might inspire a sexist nation to put another social feather in its cap, but she will have to do it being something other than the best  of the same old stuff we've seen for years.

Right now, she is the consummate politician.  Given the rancor associated with that word, this might just be her Achilles heel.  For Hillary to burn a trail to the White House, she will need to behave in a much less common way so that the public doesn't continue to see her as another predictable politician.  In other words, don't prep the public for your presidential bid by undercutting your former boss, just announce early or shut up completely until you do.