Thursday, November 15, 2007

Eating a Political Burger is Hard

- Daniel

In a recent campaign video to highlight caucusing, Hillary Clinton pulled out the big guns: her husband, former President and scandal hero Bill Clinton. In the beginning of the video it shows Bill running on a tread mill as the narrator describes a nice juicy burger, flipping between the burger and Bill as he is tempted with it's delicious sweetness. Then the words pop up: "Exercising is hard." Follow that with a few similar situations, like dancing, singing, and so forth. But don't worry, caucusing is easy. But keep watching, and Bill succumbs to that tender juiciness of an all-beef patty. Very clever. But I think they should have added something else, just to epitomize the Clinton legacy: "Sexual restraint is hard." Remember when that happened? "Telling the truth under oath is hard."

But aside from that, it's safe to say that Bill is a very charismatic person, but it just seems like every time Hillary needs a little boost, she calls on Bill to bail her out. This video seems no different. It seems strange that when she ran for senator of New York, she did everything she could to distance herself from him, now she can't get to the White House without him.

Who are we voting for? Bill already had his eight years. I think Hillary needs to figure out how to have charisma on her own, without to help of her 'faithful' husband. Whenever she pulls him out for those emergencies, it just seems like she's still living under his shadow. If she wants to lead this country, she needs to prove it.