In keeping with his “messiah” image, Barack Obama might have been more at home in Bethlehem, Pa., than in Unity, N.H., when he and his “former” nemesis, Hillary Clinton, opened their new act on the road to mixed reviews.
We are supposed to forget everything they said about each other during the primaries. They didn?t really mean it; or did they? This is why so many people are cynical about politicians. You never know if they are telling you what you want to hear, or what they hope you?ll swallow in spite of evidence to the contrary.
As recently as late February, Hillary Clinton told “The 700 Club,” “… there is a certain phenomenon associated with [Obama?s] candidacy … dangerously oversimplifies the complexity of the problems we face, the challenge of navigating our country through some difficult, uncharted waters.” Has Obama become a ship?s captain in so short a time?
Sen. Obama was also highly critical of Sen. Clinton, saying in January that she is “willing to say anything to get a political or tactical advantage,” a tactic he said that “[erodes] people?s trust in government” and that she is “part of a perpetual campaign that … keeps us from solving problems.”
Obama also ridiculed Sen. Clinton?s claims to experience, saying they amount to “osmosis, as a consequence of having been first lady.”
For all the talk of unity, it isn?t union. One awaits the moment on “Meet the Press” or some other venue when Clinton and Obama are asked if they meant what they said about each other during the primary campaign, or should we believe what they are saying now? If they were lying then, we can?t trust him as president. If they were telling the truth then, we can?t afford him as president.
Cal Thomas is America?s most widely syndicated op-ed columnist and an author of 11 books. For full column go to
