Triangulating Tripods

According to Drudge, Hillary Rodham (Clinton) is planning on voting to put John Roberts in the soup; that is, on the Supreme Court.

According to Drudge`s source "She is simply doing what is right for the country, not MOVEON.ORG," the Clinton insider explained.`` Riiight! And Bill was merely ministering to a deeply disturbed Monica Lewinski out of Christian charity. The Clintons never do anything that does not benefit them in some fashion. Hillary plans to use this nomination for her own political aims.

Bill Clinton`s success rested on a policy he called triangulation; the idea was to place himself between the Republicans and the leftist cranks in his own party. He was at the apex of the triangle-hence the name. This was really not a new technique, but Clinton perfected its use, succeeding in tricking Middle-America into believing that he was a ``conservative Democrat`` (what an oxymoron in these modern times!) and that he occupied the middle ground with the rest of ``Mainstream America``. That the Clinton Administration was right of Moron.Ogre is without question, but the political positions taken by Wild Bill were thrust upon him by the winds of public opinion. He and Hillary clearly would have liked to be far to the left of where politics forced them to be. (Hillary Health Care certainly proves this assertion.)

I suspect that the Clintons have encouraged some of the radicalization of the party-especially the elevation of Nancy Pelosi and Howlin` Howie Dean in order to make the Hill look more mainstream. I KNEW that Hillary would not oppose this nomination for that very reason. In fact, it looks like the Democrats are going to do exactly what I predicted; they will huff and puff and then proceed to confirm. They need to save their big guns for the next battle, and Hillary won`t stick her neck out in either of these fights; she cannot afford to appear to be a partisan hack or frothing at the mouth Michael Moore radical. She intends to triangulate, and that requires the appearance of temperance.

Watch for Hillary to generally stay out of the fray on these types of hot-button issues for the next few years. Oh, you`ll hear her occasionally pop off in front of friendly audiences, but the Mainstream Media will barely make mention of any outlandish comments coming from the Hill. Her opinions will be expressed in measured tones, while the likes of Schumer, Durbin, Gore, etc. man the front lines. These rampaging tripods may be the engine, but it will be Hillary forming the third leg of those tripods.

Hillary can still be beaten, but she has to be drawn out. That is the principle reason why I believe President Bush made a mistake in nominating Roberts; the Democrats aren`t going to fight this particular Waterloo, but will bide their time and hope to run out the clock on the next nomination. Had President Bush picked a fight with the Democrats at this point, Hillary simply could not remain silent. The Republicans need her talking; the louder the better. She needs to keep her mouth shut.

Everything depends on the lunatic fringe in her party. Will they be calm enough to let her keep out of the fray, or will they force the issue. If they insist on fighting this battle, they will lose.

I never dreamed I`d be rooting for Michael Moore and Moron.ogre. Go, team, go!