I have long been frustrated about the common perception that Hillary and Kerry voted for the war in Iraq for political expediency. That meme is heard on the left more than the right. Here is a bit of fiction to help clarify the way I have always seen it. If you agree, please pass this on, because that vote is one reason why Hillary’s approval rating is relatively low on the left.
A dead man lies on the floor, his neck cut to near decapitation, covered in blood. Four people stand in the room: Saddam, Hillary, George and Hans.
George: Saddam killed him. He still has the knife and he’s going to kill us too.
Saddam: I didn’t kill him. Frankly, I hate all of you and would like to see you dead, but it wasn’t me and I don’t have a knife.
Hans: A guy named Osama has already confessed and the police are out looking for him.
George: Saddam was working with Osama and Saddam has the murder weapon. Quick, Hillary, give me the gun.
Hillary: What? No, you’ll shoot him. We don’t know he actually has a knife.
George: I’m not going to shoot him unless I have to. I’m going to have Hans search him for the knife.
Saddam: I’m not going to let you search me.
Hans: I have forty years in law enforcement, if he has a knife, I’ll find it.
George: He’ll agree to the search when I have a gun to his head!
Hillary: Can I trust you?
George: We don’t have time for this, he’ll stab us all to death any second if you don’t give me that gun!
Hillary: Okay, fine, but don’t shoot him unless you absolutely have to.
George takes the gun.
George: I’m not a maniac. Okay, Saddam, hands in the air. Hans, do your stuff.
Saddam: You are such a dick.
Hans searches Saddam.
Hans: Nope, no knife. If he had one I would have found it. Definitely no knife.
George: OH MY GOD HE’S GOT A KNIFE!!!
BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!
Hans: You lunatic! I said he didn’t have a knife.
Hillary: You said you wouldn’t shoot him unless you had to.
George: Hey, you supported me shooting him; you gave me the gun.
Hillary: So you could search him!
George: You’re such a flip flopper.
Hillary: I never should have given you the gun.