Wednesday, July 1, 2015

BloggeRhythms

The most appropriate word for today’s items is “typical.” Applicable to three top Democrat names in the news: The POTUS, Jimmy Carter and of course, Bill Clinton’s wife. 
 
After what seems like an eternity, there are indications that the POTUS might now realize that the Iranian nuclear deal may blow up (no pun intended.)
 
FoxNews.com  reports that, “President Obama threatened to "walk away" from a nuclear deal with Iran if it fails to keep tabs on the country's compliance, as the negotiations were extended past their original Tuesday deadline amid sharp disagreements.”
 
What’s most interesting, though, is his subtle change of position when presenting his present predicament by saying, "My hope is [they] can achieve an agreement." And in that way, removing himself from his position as the initiator of the deal in the first place, which he certainly was. 
 
A senior State Department official said “the P5+1 negotiators, along with Iran, have decided to extend the deadline until July 7, to allow more time for negotiations to reach a long-term solution." However, it appears that the POTUS now has some serious doubts that a “solution” will be reached, causing him to find a way to blame somebody else for the failure.
 
At the same time, also according to Fox, Jimmy Carter “told an Aspen Institute audience that Obama's accomplishments on foreign policy "have been minimal" and that the United States' influence is "lower than it was six or seven years ago."
 
The former president then said something unimaginable from a Democrat, by opining that “the U.S. had suffered a reversal of fortunes in foreign policy since Obama took over from President George W. Bush.” Carter added, “I would say the U.S.'s influence and prestige and respect in the world is probably lower than it was six or seven years ago." 
 
What’s most interesting is that Carter is often proclaimed by pundits to be the worst president in US history, presiding over a series of foreign policy challenges as Iran seized American hostages and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. 
 
Yet, even he evidently realized the errors of his ways and spent “the last year of his presidency trying to counter these threats, in part by articulating the Carter Doctrine, a reversal from his previously standoffish foreign policy.”
 
Which means that in Obama’s case, he seemingly not only inherited all of Carter’s faults, but compounded them. And then, unlike Carter, has made absolutely no attempt to repair the damage he’s created, thereby making “W” Bush a far happier man.  
 
Which brings us to today’s update on Bill Clinton’s wife.
 
Another item from FoxNews.com regards information gathered from the newly released trove of emails to and from Bill Clinton’s wife when serving as Secretary of State. Particularly those between herself and Sidney Blumenthal, an advisor.
 
According to Fox, “The revelations come at an awkward time for Clinton, now a presidential candidate, who had repeatedly sought to distance herself from Blumenthal, saying his advice on Libya and other issues was “unsolicited.”
 
Despite her disclaimers, however, “Controversial adviser Sidney Blumenthal was sending then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton guidance on sensitive diplomatic matters much earlier than previously known, even as the White House was blocking him from becoming a part of her staff, according to emails released late Tuesday by the State Department."
 
Blumenthal served as a senior adviser to former President Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2001, “but was reportedly prohibited by the Obama administration from taking a job with Clinton's State Department team.
 
“However, in an email dated November 5, 2009, Blumenthal sent Clinton an email titled “Agenda with Merkel,” encouraging Clinton to develop the Transatlantic Economic Council, which he said “now languishes.”
 
David Martosko, US Political Editor for Dailymail.com, added that, “Political operative David Axelrod had her email address almost from the start, but claimed just weeks ago that he was unaware of it.” While, “Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel wrote to her at the now-infamous 'HDR22 @clintonemail.com.'
 
While the controversy has continued, Bill’s wife has seen ratings of her character and trustworthiness drop in polling. And, at the same time, others in the media are beginning to pile on.
 
For example, Jason Howerton @theblaze.com reports that, “When Campus Reform correspondent Cabot Phillips quizzed young people on the lavish “cribs” of 2016 presidential candidates outside the White House, he got a variety of guesses — from Marco Rubio to Ben Carson and even Donald Trump.
 
What the respondents didn’t realize was each of the four multi-million dollar homes featured in the quiz — valued as high as $13 million — once belonged to Hillary Clinton.
 
“What?!” one women responded after learning the truth.
 
“What, really? You’re pulling my leg,” another man said.
 
Another female told the correspondent, “You’re changing my opinion on the election a little bit.”
 
Which leads to the recurring question: Mayor Bloomberg are you reading this?
 
And then, in closing, here’s an appropriate quote from a truly born leader. Posted this morning on FB.
 
Joe Namath's photo.
 
That’s it for today folks.
 
Adios

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