Can We Believe Hillary?

I'm not sure we're supposed to believe politicians. It doesn't matter what party or what level of government they "serve", politicians continually prove themselves not to be trustworthy. I think most people would agree with that assessment. It's a mystery why we continually turn to the government for answers, and continually want to give more power to the government. But that is an argument for another day.

Hillary Clinton is an obvious example of someone who is not to be trusted. She owns a long list of claims and statements that just don't hold up under scrutiny. Her story of ducking sniper fire in Bosnia is just one of the latest. But there is another aspect of her claims that I find just as suspect. For the past month Senator Clinton has been arguing that the votes and delegates from Florida and Michigan should count, even though she agreed  with the National Democratic Party prior to any of the primaries that they should not be counted. Back when it was widely speculated that the Democratic nomination was hers for the taking, she was not bothered by the exclusion of Florida and Michigan; but now that she is trailing Senator Obama she is outraged that the Democratic party is turning their back on these two states.

Additionally she is arguing that all delegates are uncommitted and free to vote for who they want at the convention, implying that any delegates "committed" to Senator Obama can and should vote for her. Does anyone believe she would be making this same argument is she was ahead in both the popular vote and with delegates? Of course not. Hillary will say what will only best serve her politically. But then again, the same is true with just about all politicians. It's called spin, and they are all masters at it. It's up to us to see through it. Our only other choice is to believe them. I don't like being a cynic, but in the case of the Clintons, how can you be anything but a cynic?