Clinton Class (It’s Not An Oxymoron After All)
In elegant speeches that competed only to upstage each other in their enthusiasm for endorsing Barack Obama, Hillary and Bill Clinton have struck a blow against those (including yours truly) who have condemned them as hopeless narcissists incapable of transcending their megalomania and hubris.
Hillary led off with a litany of endorsements on the issues, marginalizing the last vestiges of a few fringe Hillary supporters calling themselves “PUMAs” (”Party Unity My Ass”, though their numbers were also swelled by “Operation Chaos” interlopers from the Republican camp trying to sow dissension) who had threatened to put a stain on Obama’s victory parade. And after pundits had nit-picked about Hillary’s omission of an explicit endorsement of Obama’s commander-in-chief credentials, former president Bill slammed that door shut too:
“Barack Obama is ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world. Ready to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Barack Obama is ready to be president of the United States.”
I try to admit it when I’m wrong. And I was wrong about Hillary and Bill’s ability to step aside with class when the time came to do so.
Update from Claudia: As another naysayer of the Clinton’s capacity for going beyond their own defeat, I too admit that I was clearly severely mistaken. They showed they did know how to be a class act, after all.
actions speak louder than words, after all. Bill enthusiastically denied each and every scandel he had. We’ll see how they do. I wouldn’t hold your breath.