Obama Can't Stand The Heat

That was the gist of Senator Clinton's remarks at a campaign rally yesterday:

"I know some of my opponent's supporters and my opponent are complaining about the hard questions," Clinton, a former first lady, told a rally.

"Well, having been in the White House for eight years and seeing what happens in terms of the pressures and the stresses on a president, that was nothing," she said.

Referencing a famous quote from folksy former Democratic President Harry Truman, Clinton said: "I'm with Harry Truman on this. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

For me, this is the final straw. Until now, I was willing to say that I would vote for whichever Democrat won the nomination, but not any more. If Hillary Clinton somehow manages to get the nomination I will not vote for her. I would sooner stay home or write in someone else's name than vote for someone so brazenly dishonest.

It isn't that her remarks yesterday are any worse than any of her previous untruths. If anything, this was more a half-truth than a bald-faced lie -- spinning Obama's legitimate complaints that so much time was dedicated to trivialities as some kind of whiny petulance about the press being mean to him. For the record, here is what Senator Obama said:

On Thursday, Obama complained that substantive issues like Iraq, health care and jobs did not come up until the second half of the debate. "Last night I think we set a new record because it took us 45 minutes before we started talking about a single issue that matters to the American people," he said in Raleigh, North Carolina.

"That's just how Washington is. They like stirring up controversy and they like playing gotcha games, getting us to attack each other, and I have to say, Sen. Clinton looked in her element."

No, it isn't this specific attack on Obama that I have a problem with. If it were the only example of mistruth coming from Clinton I would just let it slide. But it's just the latest in a constant barrage of dubious assertions. At this point you have to question her ability to even distinguish the truth any more, given how often she avoids it.

After enduring seven years with a bad liar in the White House, the last thing we need is another liar taking his place. One way or another, I won't be voting for Hillary come November.