Cankles and the Truth

So the latest Benghazi hearings have concluded, and Cankles is being hailed as a victor in some parts. She has, according to the brainwashed masses, proven her mettle and shown the politically-motivated Republicans what she's really made of.

Well, yes...and no.

To begin, she's not shown that she didn't make mistakes, or that she didn't lie, or that she's capable of taking responsibility for her guilt of omission.  She pandered to her base, mugged for the camera and condescended to duly-elected officials.  The later release of emails by the State Department contradicted her testimony in part.  The trouble is that Marco Rubio's right:  Cankles has the biggest Super-PAC of them all, the MSM.

It matters now how clear-eyed the electorate may be.  The MSM is going to spin Cankles' story so that it can be there if she's elected the first woman president in the country's history.  Nevermind that she's a compulsive liar and narcissist.  She's a woman, and the MSM wants to ride the glory train with her like it did with Mr. Obama.

Allow me to state it once more:  I fully support the notion of a woman president.  It's overdue.  As with any other first, however, the right person has to be that first whatever president.  George Washington was our first president, and the choice was inspired.  Mr. Obama was (nominally) our first black president, but the choice wasn't inspired so much as it was pre-packaged. 

The list of indiscretions -- to choose a less-than-inflammatory word -- connected to Cankles is sordid:

--  Benghazi

-- Email server and FBI statements about the investigation

-- Clinton Foundation donations

-- Various misstatements, e.g., dodging sniper fire in Sarajevo

-- Lack of accomplishments

--  Husband getting preferential treatment from State Department

-- Huma Abedin issues

--  Side-stepping issues

-- Roping off the press

--  Lying about policy stances

This doesn't include her less than stellar tenure as a senator or first lady, but that would be piling on.

It's not going to get much better over the next few months before primary season begins in earnest.  The movie about Benghazi is coming out in January, right before the Iowa caucus vote, and more emails will be released.  The FBI investigation will continue with who-knows-what revelations that will provide. 

Add to all this is the fact that Cankles isn't exactly the most likeable candidate out there and that she faces formidable opposition from a number of potential Republican nominees and it's easy to see that Cankles' coronation is far from certain.  At the root of her problems, however, is her relationship with the truth.  Cankles plays lawyers' games with the truth to suit whatever story she's trying to peddle.  The American people deserve better than that.  The presidency isn't a ceremonial position that looks good on a resume.  One doesn't run for the office simply for the sake of history.  If that's the intention, she should tell us now, because her words are empty and meaningless, given the inaction that usually precedes or follows.  Cankles' relationship with the truth is devoid of any meaning, and that's not good for this country or her citizens.

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