May 08, 2007

Iraq Follows Clinton To Iowa

The local press -- not us Watergate-cloistered national reporters -- still writes things like this: "The war in Iraq proved to be the most-talked about issue at her pie and coffee gathering."

Hillary Clinton Makes a Stop in Red Oak

May 7, 2007--Senator Hillary Clinton says the man she wants to replace in the White House, needs to explain himself about what's ahead in Iraq. Clinton spoke before an overflow crowd of about 350 in the small western Iowa town of Red Oak yesterday.

The war in Iraq proved to be the most-talked about issue at her pie and coffee gathering. Clinton told the gathering she's pushing Congress to de-authorize the support it gave President Bush in 2002 to pursue action in Iraq. "We believe we should try to repeal that authorization that anything he wants to do going forward, he has to explain. Because that original rationale he gave is no longer an adequate explanation for our presence there," said Clinton.

Clinton's visit to Red Oak was delayed after heavy rains flooded out roads along her route from Council Bluffs.

BTW: she sees progress in Al Anbar -- just like Sen. John McCain. Clinton will get no points for her intellectual honesty from partisans, but a good case can be made that acknowledging good where there's good (and bad where's there's bad) is a quality most Americans want in their president.

Posted at 10:54 AM

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