From: Travis Subject: Caglepost: Political Soap Opera Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008,
[image: THE CAGLE POST] <http://caglepost.com/> Would you like to reprint our cartoons on your site or in your publication? It's easy! Visit us here <http://politicalcartoons.com/>. * <http://caglepost.com/ticker.aspx>* Cartoon by RJ Matson<http://cagle.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/matson.asp> Comment on the cartoon<http://caglepost.com/cartoon.aspx?id=4BE32FD6-F246-45F5-B736-E269AC1F0BAC> We have a great collection of cartoons called "Secretary of State" LOOK!<http://cagle.com/news/SecretaryStateHillary> *Political Soap Opera*<http://www.caglepost.com/column/Gene+Lyons/8784/Political+Soap+Opera.html> by Gene Lyons <http://www.caglepost.com/c/70/Gene+Lyons.html> - Comment on the column<http://www.caglepost.com/column/Gene+Lyons/8784/Political+Soap+Opera.html> President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state marks yet another setback for the professional Clinton-haters of the Washington press. It's also, however, an opportunity to advance the peculiar group narrative these courtiers have peddled about the Clintons since 1992. In choosing Clinton, Obama stressed the respect she commands in foreign capitals. Also her intellect, hard work and pragmatism. "I'm a strong believer in strong personalities and strong opinions," Obama added. "I think that's how the best decisions are made." So much for six months of media speculation, prognostication, amateur psychoanalysis and professional character assassination. Angered by their bete noire's refusal to end her presidential campaign until the voters had their say, pundits predicted that Clinton would sabotage Obama. She'd try to upstage him at the Democratic convention and steal the nomination. Failing that, she and Bill would conspire to help elect John McCain so she could run in 2012. As usual, the looniest stuff came from The New York Times' resident clairvoyant, Maureen Dowd. As late as Aug. 20, she depicted Clinton and McCain secretly plotting Obama's doom. Get this: "'They're all pinko Commies,' McCain laughs. 'Especially since they deserted me for The Messiah. Seriously, Hill, that Paris-Britney ad you came up with was brilliant. I owe you ... *READ MORE<http://www.caglepost.com/column/Gene+Lyons/8784/Political+Soap+Opera.html> * *OUR NEW BOOK IS OUT! * <http://caglebook.com/> Follow Daryl each day on Twitter at: twitter.com/dcagle<http://twitter.com/dcagle> [image: Visit the newest cartoons by all of our cartoonists!]<http://caglepost.com/ticker.aspx> ------------------------------ *TO UNSUBSCRIBE (Do Not Reply): email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or CLICK HERE<http://list.caglepost.com/unsubscribe.aspx> . Copyright Cagle Cartoons Inc, Columns and cartoons copyright the respective cartoonists and columnists. All Rights Reserved.* -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
