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More Clinton Derangement Syndrome

By Big Tent Democrat

Josh Marshall just can not shake it. Now, I am not in favor of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, not because she won't do a fine job, but because I think she would be more valuable to President-Elect Obama and the nation in the Senate.

Marshall clearly opposes Clinton for State, perhaps even on the merits. But instead of making those arguments, he embraces the Clinton Derangement of the Media and the Right Wing and makes it about the Clinton Foundation:

I can't be the only one who's thought of this. In late December of last year The New York Times wrote a lengthy article about the various donors to the Clinton Foundation, and the conflicts of interest (real or apparent) they might create for Sen. Clinton should she become president. At the time Bill Clinton said that if Hillary were elected he would disclose the identities and contribution totals of all the Foundation's contributors going forward, though not the ones that predated her presidency.

The Foundation's contributors include not only a number of heads of state but also a lot of high-flying businessmen who play the game so high in the stratosphere that what we normally consider foreign policy questions routinely play into their business interests.

Of course you are not the only one who thought of this Josh. A lot of people hate the Clintons. You are just one more.

For those who wonder, here is a description of what the Clinton Foundation does.

Here's a question for Josh and all the other Clinton haters - have you asked about who Greg Craig represented? Who his spouse (assuming he has a spouse and she works for a living) draws a check from? Or Valerie Jarett? Or Rahm Emaneul's family? Or anyone else joining the government?

I know that I have not read anything about it from him. At this point, it is just pathetic.

By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on November 17, 2008 (boomark / email).