The Hillary Clinton We Do Know: An Empty Pants Suit

When asked about the foreign money scandal, Bill Clinton instinctively said, "I did not have sex with that country." WH Press Secretary Tweet

In my last piece about Hillary Clinton, I made the case that her legacy is more stained that Monica Lewinky's blue dress. In that post, I summarized all of the scandals associated with her tenure as a public figure going back to the Bill Clinton's first term as president. It's clear she and Bubba are carrying a lot of dirty baggage. That is now undeniable.

But what is now becoming increasingly inarguable is the lack of any content in her character. She's an empty pants suit. So empty, even some in the progressive media are starting to take notice. In fact, it's been the NY Times that's made some interesting revelations regarding the Clinton Foundation. In their piece this week, they report the Clinton Foundation donors sold one of the largest uranium mining companies in America to a Russian nuclear agency while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The NY Times goes further to allege that the Clinton Foundation did NOT disclose who many of those donors were. Since this report, the Clinton Foundation said they will amend their tax returns (Reuters).

Prior to the piece by the NY Times, Peter Schweizer will be publishing his book entitled, "Clinton Cash: The Untold Story Of How And Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill And Hillary Rich." 

While that news is like low-hanging fruit for critics of Hillary Clinton (like myself and other conservatives), this and more points to major flaws in her character. They point to an individual who has a long history of secrecy. Recall her initial push for her failed HillaryCare initiatives in the early 1990's was all done behind closed doors. We now know she lies like a rug. Her claims that she came under sniper fire when visiting Bosnia to something as mundane as even how she got her first name (claiming she was named after Sir Edmund Hillary who climbed Mt. Everest five years AFTER she was born) and other lies point to an individual who has some serious behavioral and ethical issues.

And just this week, her ludicrous intention to "topple" the top 1% coming from someone whose been part of the 1% for decades.  As John Podhoretz put so well: "She has spent 15 years as a voice of liberal corporations, not Occupy Wall Street."  He added, "So whom exactly is Hillary Clinton going to lead the revolution against? Herself?"

Even when she chants "income inequality," she can't be trusted. During her tenure as U.S. Senator (NY),  she paid the women in her office 72 cents to each dollar paid to men. (Washington Free Beacon). Add to this, her email ruse and her total lack of any accomplishments during her tenure in government, any reasonable person can only come to one conclusion: Hillary Clinton is an empty pants suit.

Postscript:  Since this was posted, FBI Director Comey accused Clinton of being reckless with her e-mails and private server.  In addition,  there have been more revelations about the Clinton Foundation (pay to play). 

Obama Erased His Red Lines Only To Be Replaced With Red Lines Soaked In Blood

"The good news. Some of Pres. Obama's threats still strike fear in their targets' hearts. The bad: It's not the hearts of America's enemies." Benny Avni, Middle East columnist

In September of 2012,  Mr. Obama drew his now famous "red line" against Syria. He warned Syria not to use chemical weapons. A year later, he clarified his "red line" statement to proclaim it wasn't his red line, but rather a line drawn by Congress and the international community. In other words, he conveniently erased his red line. Unfortunately, global events since his threat, have replaced his red line with red lines soaked in blood. And let's be clear. Hillary Clinton was also complicit. The road to the chaos we're now witnessing in the Middle East and in parts of Africa were paved by her incompetence as Secretary of State. John F. Kerry, her successor, hasn't done much better either. For a moment, let's review this bungling legacy:

• Syria is now a total disaster. It's estimated that over 200,000 people have lost their lives. In addition, ISIS is now slaughtering innocent civilians.
• Egypt's "Arab Spring" was a myth created by the Obama administration and its enablers in the media. If you recall, it was the Obama administration that praised Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
• Yemen, once hailed by the Obama administration as a success against the war on terror, has literally fallen apart. Its president fled. And the Shiite Muslim terror group is known to have ties to Iran. Even more disturbing, if the terror group gains control of the naval passage at the Red Sea, they can shut down an important global trade route to that area. It also marked the third time the Obama administration had to close its diplomatic presence in a country (earlier closures were in Libya and Syria).
• Iraq is now plagued with the omnipresent ISIS savages.  While ISIS was beaten down in Tikrit, it still holds large portions of the north-eastern part of the country as well as some key attacks zones outside of Baghdad, Aleppo and Mosul---all areas where many American troops lost their lives.
• While Obama genuflects to Iran, Iran has long been known to flood Iraq, Lebanon, the West Bank and parts of Africa with arms and munitions. Keep in mind, Iran remains the regime that keeps chanting "Death To America."
• And there's Putin's Russia. Putin interpreted Hillary Clinton's "reset" button as a green light to attack the Ukraine.  Crimea fell over a year ago to the Russians. Last week, Russia announced it would be sending Iran some surface-to-air missiles.
• Last year, the Obama administration decided to address the Boko Haram violence in Nigeria using an ineffective and useless hashtag ("BringBackOurGirls"). Since that time, Boko Haram has murdered thousands and continue to kidnap young girls. Boko Haram recently announced its allegiance to ISIS.

Linda Chavez, a political columnist, reminded us not long ago: "If fighting this evil is not worth sacrifice, nothing is." Our troops learned this lesson by shedding their blood. They chose courage while the Obama administration chose appeasement and submission. As I wrote not long ago, this is an era when America needs a gunslinger as president---not a bystander.

Postscript: And now we are watching a refugee crisis unfold---a direct result of Obama's failed foreign policy.