The Conservatives vs The Clintons

The Clintons

HILLARY Clinton has denounced a lurid new book that brands her a serial liar and which Republicans hope will derail her White House ambitions.The book directly challenges Mrs Clinton's account of the Monica Lewinsky affair and is littered with claims about the former first lady's relationship with her husband, her sexuality and her ruthless quest for the Oval Office. Mrs Clinton's officials said the book, published yesterday, was "full of blatant and vicious fabrications, contrived by someone who writes trash for cash".
The book is by Edward Klein, formerly a senior journalist with Newsweek and The New York Times, who makes no secret of his dislike for the Clintons.
It is already being embraced by conservatives mobilising against the New York senator's seemingly inevitable run for the presidency in 2008.
The provocatively titled book - The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It and How Far She'll Go to Become President - provides Democrats with a foretaste of the scrutiny, muck-raking or otherwise, to which Mrs Clinton will be subjected if she wins the party's nomination.
(news.com.au)

This is really disappointing and disconcerting news. The last line is exactly right: this is only a sign of what is to come. I realise I'm not an American and do not live there, but I feel quite strongly about the things that go on in Washington, particularly considering the immense power that US politicians hold and the global infuence they possess. It's worth noting that the book is already being criticised for its unnamed sources. Hopefully, this sort of pathetic desperation from the Clinton-haters will only motivate Hillary Clinton even more to run for the presidency with everything she's got.

Mr. Edward Klein, the author, "makes no secret of his dislike for the Clintons". So really, this book shouldn't surprise anyone... or convince anyone.