Democratic Presidential front-runner and New York Senator, Hillary Clinton, made an appearance on all five of the Sunday Morning talk shows yesterday: Fox News Sunday, Face the Nation, Late Edition, This Week, and Meet the Press. While there was no new major news coming from Sen. Clinton, she looked presidential and most importantly answered the questions, instead of the dodging we often see from politicians.
Perhaps one of the best moments came in her interview with Fox. Chris Wallace asked her why she is so partisan. At this moment, Hillary busted out in laughter. It was the perfect moment and a "who the hell are you to call me partisan?" moment.
When she was asked whether her healthcare plan would cover illegal immigrants, she rightfully said no. Her plan is for Americans.
When asked whether the MoveOn.org ad criticizing Gen. Petraeus was right Clinton responded saying, "Absolutely not." She stressed that in no way does she condone or support attacking the patriotism of men and women who serve in the military. It was a perfect moment to show her dedication to the country. She also brought up how it is partially hypocritical for Republicans to jump on MoveOn.org when they too have attacked the patriotism of military men, most recently Sen. John Kerry. Sen. Clinton made it clear that Congress, the President, and the American people should not have their attention focused on MoveOn, as no lives are lost in words, but thousands have been lost in this War. The Republicans have used the ad to stop talking about the Iraq War, and thats not right.
Overall Sen. Clinton looked like a commander-in-chief being interviewed. It is not hard to see why she is doing so well in the polls. She comes off more and more friendly and warm every time she's on TV. She has learned how to stay calm under pressure and as I said earlier, she's learned that she needs to be straight forward with her audience. All she has to do is continue what she's doing and she will win the nomination, and likely, the presidency.
