Wednesday, December 07, 2005

And then a step to the right

Hillary Clinton, who we have been told is the inevitable Dem candidate in 2008, has been trying to score some wingnut cred by proposing a flag-burning law. Let's see how that is going over with the Right:

FLAGGING SUPPORT FOR
HILLARY'S 'BAN'

By IAN BISHOP

December 7, 2005 -- WASHINGTON — The American Legion is torching Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's support of a new measure that outlaws flag-trashing without addressing the issue of a Constitutional amendment to ban it.

"In deference to the senator, she may be sincere in her quest for a law, but she is sincerely wrong," American Legion National Commander Thomas Bock said.

"The remedy she has chosen, a statute without an enabling amendment to the U.S. Constitution, is a long road to a dead end."

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That's the DLC story in a nutshell. Pander to the right, ignore the left, and lose elections.

3 comments:

oldwhitelady said...

Yup, that's how to lose the votes. I hope she's not going end up being the candidate!

scout prime said...

When will she learn no matter what she says it will not win over the right so forget about it

Eli said...

Sigh.

I hate the DLC - it's like a whole army of Liebermans and Shrums.