Got Fur?
On the day before Christmas, it was reported that Manhattan furrier Peter Duffy had just finished a mink fur coat for Mrs. Clinton. Now the New York Post is reporting that the "anti-fur folk at PETA" are "none too pleased and called Sen. Clinton's office to get an official statement." PETA spokesman Michael McGraw told the Post that Hillary's office "told us the article was completely false," and that PETA just "can't imagine Hillary wearing a fur considering Chelsea's such an animal lover. Fur-wearing First Ladies are a thing of the past."
But the Post also reports that "Last week, our spy overheard a frantic conversation between Marge Duffy, the furrier's wife, and another company employee during a visit to the store. 'Clinton's office had just called and wanted to know who spilled the beans about her new fur coat to the press,' related our source. 'The Senate staff was going nuts. Duffy made a coat for her but someone else paid for it. The Senate staffer wants to put a squash on it. Mrs. Clinton's coat from the store is a sheared mink, but she is telling PETA and the press it is velvet.'" Why all the secrecy over a mink coat? Because, according to the Post's sources, "When [Hillary] runs for President, the PETA people will be all over her!"
Broken Promise.
It's a presidential year, and political pundits are already predicting which candidates will win which states, and will therefore win their electoral votes. All this talk about garnering electoral votes stands in stark contrast to the days immediately following the 2000 election, when Al Gore received more popular votes than George W. Bush, but lost because Bush received more electoral votes. Many liberals voiced their disapproval over the Electoral College, and none was louder than the newly elected senator from New York, Hillary Clinton. In fact, she vowed to repeal the constitutionally mandated system. Said Hill in November 2000, "I believe strongly that in a democracy we should respect the will of the people, and to me that means it's time to do away with the Electoral College." Well, it's been nearly four years, and Sen. Clinton has yet to introduce any measures that would reform the electoral system. She hasn't even cosponsored any of the few bills that have been introduced proposing to repeal the system.
Why the inaction? It could be that she was just demagoguing the issue, as is her wont, or that she was visited by the ghost of her predecessor, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who was a staunch opponent of efforts to do away with the Electoral College. Her failure to follow up on her post-election promise could have to do with the fact that, unlike other parts of the Constitution that Hillary and the liberals despise, such as the 1st Amendment's right to free political speech, the 2nd Amendment's right to keep and bear arms, or the 5th Amendment's right to life, the Electoral College is a clear constitutional obstacle that cannot be overcome by simply ignoring it, by passing a mere law, or even by finding five Supreme Court justices to somehow vote against it. Finally, being the smart woman that she is, Hillary must know that small states would never consider approving a constitutional amendment that would effectively cut them out of the presidential-electing process.
Obviously, Sen. Clinton has given up on the idea of getting rid of the Electoral College. Maybe now she will focus her energies on repealing the 22nd Amendment, so that she or Bill can get more than two terms as President.
Our Favorite Democrat.
A new Time/CNN survey shows that Hillary is still the tops when it comes to being loved by Democrats. She had a "whopping" 73% favorability rating, 35 points higher than any of the Democrats vying for the party's presidential nod. The only Democrat who even comes close to her numbers is her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who was liked by 71% of those polled. Needless to say, these poll numbers have served only to revive hope and speculation that Hillary will enter the Democratic presidential race in the near future.
