This wkend many liberal biased newspapers are trying to promote Hillary as a moderate. Here's the Philly Inquirer which is so left-leaning the delivery trucks make complete circles every few blocks:
>Aug. 12, 2007
The Center Democrats
Jonathan Last
for the Inquirer
At a gay-issues forum, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton reacts. She is now the most conservative Democrat running for president, which leaves her with a dilemma in the primary process. A first-tier presidential candidate was the keynote speaker at a recent trade association convention held just outside Washington.
The candidate began the evening by telling the crowd: "His eye
is on the sparrow, we know that. . . . And we are here tonight to give praise and thanks to He who made it possible for us to be with each other this evening."
The candidate spent a lot of time talking about the importance of hard work and personal responsibility, quoting another thinker's motto: "If I've accomplished anything in life, it is because I've been willing to work hard."
The candidate also spoke out against partisanship, saying: "It is time for us to come together again, to reach across the divides."
Later, the candidate talked about the responsibility of the nation to children: "When that little child was brought into this world, there was the spark of God in his eye . . . and what it is our job to do as members of the village is keep that spark alive."
Guess who the candidate was. Nope, not Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romney. Not even Sam Brownback. Perhaps you can imagine the outrage some on the left might muster if one of those nasty theocrats used such language. No, the candidate was Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and she was speaking to the National Beauty Culturists League.
Her speech was further evidence of Sen. Clinton's move toward the political center. She is now the most conservative Democrat running for president. Next to Joe Lieberman and Dick Gephardt, she might be the most conservative Democrat to run for president since Bill Clinton left office.
All of which has left the senator with a small dilemma during this early phase of the primary process. She is, by Democratic standards, reasonably conservative. But until votes are cast, the primary process tends to be dominated by out-of-the-mainstream interests who do not necessarily reflect the leanings of the main body of the party. Recall that in 2004, until a few hours before the residents of Iowa were allowed to speak, Howard Dean was lapping the Democratic field.<
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