TINA BROWN: ‘Hillary was savaged by this very network.’
18 November 2008 11:40 am by Taylor Marsh
As Obama’s presidency gets grueling and sour, as it will surely very swiftly become, he will need Clinton again like Batman needs Robin.
Terrific piece by Tina Brown today on Daily Beast.
Hillary is more pragmatic than her “dead-enders.” She knows that as Secretary of State she would be not just be numero uno in the Cabinet. She wouldn’t shrink into the office—the office would have to grow to accommodate her. Her appointment would be a return to the tradition of the office being held by political giants. Presidents from Jefferson to Van Buren (with the exception of Andrew Jackson) held the position. The two women preceding Hillary, Madeleine Albright and Condi Rice, were not political figures, having never held or run for elective office. Hillary has a huge national constituency. It’s a great power base, and it makes Obama look good, too—magnanimous, presidential. And remember their combative, but respectful chemistry on the stump last summer when there was still a lot of buzz she could be his veep pick? Once Hillary dropped from view, no-drama Obama became a tiny bit boring for a while. As his presidency gets grueling and sour, as it will surely very swiftly become, he will need her again like Batman needs Robin. Not only is she super- smart and wired to Washington, she distracts the press while he gets on with governing.
But on “Morning Joe” today, she went straight at MSNBC. It was priceless.
Brown brought up the image differences shown in the campaign, which some boy bloggers utilized as well.
As for Sarah Palin, I disagree wholeheartedly. She should never have been in this position, with her choice being the worst gender pick in political history. “Big second act” is Brown’s assessment. No doubt, we haven’t seen the last of Palin.
On the subject of Clinton, the most dangerous thing right now for her future politically is the media hack pack. They pose a far worse threat than Bill Clinton’s global philanthropic galavanting. Tina Brown makes this case clear as well.
