Hillary Clinton criticizes Obama's foreign policy 'failure'; strongly defends Israel

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96. I was not happy about her comments, especially about the TIMING of her comments

quite apart from the content of her remarks (much of which I disagreed with, especially the parts highlighted in the OP), it seems to be a less than classy approach,as a fellow Democrat who was SoS during the many of the events in question, to criticize Obama's foreign policy while he is the sitting president.. . and especially now, when he is getting such flack from Repubs. Of course, she has a right to voice her opinions, but the timing and public nature of her remarks. . well,it's not my idea of personal or political loyalty, or even empathy for what Obama has to deal with right now.

Personally, as the global storms continue to multiply, I've thought daily how lucky we are to have a president who respects the facts and thinks before he acts, who has tried as much as possible to work in concert with allies rather than take the W. "cowboy" approach, and who has the ability to "connect the dots" when considering the implications of each crisis and each response to each crisis.

I'll vote for Hillary if she is the nominee, but, at this point, not with enthusiasm. While I find myself longing for a viable alternative (note: viable), in the absence of such alternative, I don't see any other responsible choice right now.

On the other hand, everything is so volatile right now -- domestic politics, global crises, environmental and economic issues, crankiness of the voters -- that I personally think that lots could happen between now and 2016. Among the many possibilities out there (granted, at this point, low) is that HRC might not even run.

I feel the same about the 2014 election, especially given the fact that, on top of all the volatility, there seems to be no one issue (beyond general dissatisfaction) motivating voters right now. (See http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/unlike-previous-midterm-election-years-no-dominant-theme-has-emerged-for-2014/2014/08/09/8775aca6-1f0a-11e4-ae54-0cfe1f974f8a_story.html).

If Dems keep sending their message, loud and clear, I really think (OK, hope) that we'll do better in 2014 than the Talking Heads predict.