Sunday, August 7, 2011

Worth Another Look: The South Carolina Debate of January 21, 2008

If you are angry or surprised at the way Obama handled the Republican Party, or, for that matter, his own Democrats, over the course of the past several weeks culminating in the dramatic capitulation to Tea Party demands this week, you might be interested to see how Hillary Rodham Clinton forecast this fiscal policy in South Carolina during the debate. Most people were so distracted by the Clintons being called racists during that primary campaign that they probably missed the message here. It is worth another look.

That is the late, lamented Stephanie Tubbs Jones that you see for a fleeting moment applauding Hillary as she turns to Congressman John Lewis who is also applauding.

This debate was a powerful warning that many missed.