Something lost in all the madness today, Hillary made a statement about engaging with Russia.
From the article:
Clinton was campaigning in Glen, New Hampshire, on Saturday. She said: “I think the world holds far more opportunities than threats and dangers to the US, but I think you have to confront the fact that there are threats and dangers and you have to deal with them, whether it’s Putin being aggressive, pushing the boundaries of Russia …
“That’s a problem for us, because we have a solemn obligation under Nato to protect our fellow Nato members. Ukraine is not a Nato member. But if Ukraine had been a Nato member when the Crimea was annexed, that would have caused us to have to respond. We don’t want to get to that.
“That’s why we have to be much smarter in how we deal with Putin and how we deal with his ambitions. I’ve dealt with him. I know him. He’s not an easy man … but I don’t think there is any substitute other than constant engagement.”
This is important - and yet we're subjected to articles about Hillary's ropes, simple engagement and basic notes about what she was up to, completely missing the actual, important policy statements - and concerns - she was asked about.
I want so badly to see more of this. But so long as we're stuck in the horse race gutter, we won't.