Hillary 'most qualified on Day One'? Not!

Presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton.

Neither the media, nor the pundits, nor Sen. Clinton's campaign itself have seemed to move a dime off the 'she's most qualified' theme that they constantly trot out to compare her with Barack Obama. It got so bad yesterday that I tuned out the talking heads shows.

Two recent items from the Clinton campaign should disabuse anyone of the idea that Hillary is ready to hit the ground running on Day One.

First, in an analysis of the Democratic race in its February 16 issue, The Economist magazine says Patti Solis Doyle's departure from the Clinton campaign last week "was reportedly precipitated by her failure to tell Mrs Clinton that her campaign was running out of money. (page 33)"

What?! The boss didn't know the state of her finances and because of that had to make an emergency $5 million donation of her own cash? What kind of leadership is this?

Secondly, today's Washington Post (see more here) includes the revelation that the Texas delegate plan -- which has some unusual wrinkles -- has alarmed the Clinton camp because of potential downside effects. The story says --

"Several top Clinton strategists and fundraisers became alarmed after learning of the state's unusual provisions during a closed-door strategy meeting THIS MONTH." (Emphasis added. -- DD)

This month?! What the hell has the campaign been doing since last summer?

And Hillary never asked whether there were any special circumstances with any of the states that might need special attention? (It was Frank Rich who remarked recently that Hillary could never be mistaken for a precinct-oriented politician.)

And after learning all this, we're supposed to consider her 'most experienced' to be the commander-in-chief and give her the red telephone?

Hard to believe. Too hard.

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• WashPost: "Texas System Worries Clinton Backers"
• The Economist: The item cited is not in the magazine's non-paid online section.
  

-- Dan Damon

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