Hillary Achilles Heel

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Saturday July 28, 2007 · 9:06 AM PDT

2007/07/28 · 09:06

There I was watching Bill Moyers Journal on TIVO and up pops Hillary's picture as Bill Moyers was saying

Yes, Democrats do it, too - and they'll be doing more of it now that they're the majority. In fact, of the 309 earmarks in the Defense Appropriations bill now being considered in the Senate four of the top five earmarkers -are Democrats. That's just one committee in the Senate.

No mention of Hillary's name in the transcript; but a picture of some senators with Hillary smack dab there. So I looked up "Hillary Clinton Earmarks Defense Appropriations Bill" on google and the first article I saw was Clinton can boast wealth of earmarks.

There we have next Hillary scandal and to be sure the scandal will be linked to Whitewater. Nasty Republicans can link anything to Hillary Whitewater even though Whitewater was much ado about nothing. But, there it is folks Hillary, money, scandal – the three words that can kill her chances at becoming president.

Now just how serious is this earmarking problem?

Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has secured more earmarks in the fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill than any other Democrat except for panel Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.).

The bill contains about $5.4 billion in earmarks, or projects not requested by the Pentagon. With their slim majority, the Democrats on the panel claimed two-thirds of that sum. Clinton is among their more junior members.

This ties Clinton directly to the war in Iraq in a negative way. While New York has long had a Defense Industry, does Hillary really want to be seen a promoting the Iraq War so that New York Industry can receive earmarks from Hillary Clinton? Now I ask the following question, To what extent is Hillary campaign for president supported by Military Contractors covering their asses just in case?

Proving such allegations is impossible. Hillary Clinton through her actions with earmarks raises the questions. Now for some serious questions for Hillary and her ties to the defense industry.

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