ad banner for The Conservative Bog
AdvertisingConservative GrapevineEmailFAQHomeForumRSSYouTubeTownhall
 
Fighting for truth, justice, and the American way.



« Poll: Which Candidate Would You Prefer As The Nominee In 2008 Out Of These Choices? | Main | The Latest Hapless "Spokesman" For The Democrats And The SCHIP Expansion »
October 10, 2007
John Hawkins Hillary's Choice Of Foreign Policy Advisors By Betsy Newmark

The Examiner writes about Hillary's using Sandy Berger for one of her foreign policy advisors. Will any of her opponents question her judgment in choosing a man who acknowledges (after he was caught and first lied to authorities) that he was taking top security documents and destroying them. Documents that dealt with exactly what the 9/11 Commission was investigating.

Sandy Berger, who stole highly classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, destroyed them and lied to investigators, is now an adviser to presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Berger, who was fired from John Kerry’s presidential campaign when the scandal broke in 2004, has assumed a similar role in Clinton’s campaign, even though his security clearance has been suspended until September 2008. This is raising eyebrows even among Clinton’s admirers. “It shows poor judgment and a lack of regard for Berger’s serious misdeeds,” said law professor Jonathan Adler of Case Western Reserve University, who nonetheless called Clinton “by far the most impressive candidate in the Democratic field.”

Adler told The Examiner that it is “simply incomprehensible to me that a serious contender for the presidency would rely upon him as a key foreign policy advisor.”

He added: “If Senator Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, at some point she will begin to receive national security briefings that will include sensitive information. At such a point, continuing to keep Berger on board as a key advisor, where he might have access to sensitive material, would be beyond incomprehensible.”

Just in case you have forgotten what Berger was guilty of, here's a reminder:

Sandy Berger, who stole highly classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, destroyed them and lied to investigators, is now an adviser to presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Berger, who was fired from John Kerry’s presidential campaign when the scandal broke in 2004, has assumed a similar role in Clinton’s campaign, even though his security clearance has been suspended until September 2008. This is raising eyebrows even among Clinton’s admirers. “It shows poor judgment and a lack of regard for Berger’s serious misdeeds,” said law professor Jonathan Adler of Case Western Reserve University, who nonetheless called Clinton “by far the most impressive candidate in the Democratic field.”

Adler told The Examiner that it is “simply incomprehensible to me that a serious contender for the presidency would rely upon him as a key foreign policy advisor.”

He added: “If Senator Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, at some point she will begin to receive national security briefings that will include sensitive information. At such a point, continuing to keep Berger on board as a key advisor, where he might have access to sensitive material, would be beyond incomprehensible.”


The Clinton campaign may be downplaying his role, but they're not denying that he has an advisory role. Let's see if her Democratic opponents are willing to take on a former Democratic National Security Advisor and question Hillary's judgment in choosing him today to help her campaign.

This content was used with the permission of Betsy's Page.

Rate this article:

Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes cast)

BlinklistBlogMarksdel.icio.usDiggFurlMagnoliaNewsvineRedditStumbleuponTechnorati
    Share this article!
John Hawkins | 02:00 AM | Permalink   Comments (18)   Trackbacks (0)

Note: Comments and Trackbacks for this entry closed on October 15, 2007 02:00 AM Most commented on recent posts
  Live Blogging The Vice Presidential Debate (138 comments)
  VP Debate Moderator Gwen Ifill Is Over-the-Top Obamunist (126 comments)
  AP: It's Racist to Mention Obama's Terrorist Ties (124 comments)
  Parents Propagandizing Their Children (83 comments)
  Gwen Ifill & The Sorry State Of American Journalism (76 comments)
  Bill Defeated! Thank Goodness For The Congressmen Who Kept Their Heads (75 comments)
  A Short Debate Analysis: The Winner Is... (71 comments)
  How McCain's Botched Response To The Bailout Crisis Is Killing His Campaign (67 comments)
  Taking Sarah Palin Derangement Syndrome To Its Natural Conclusion (63 comments)
  Bailout vote: The "Nays" have it (57 comments)

Highest rated recent posts
  Krugman Gets P3wned On Canadian Health Care [4.5 stars]
  Video Of The Day: Why I Am A Democrat [4.4 stars]
  Term Limits And The Bailout [4.3 stars]
  Black Conservative on Obama - No We Can't! [4.3 stars]
  Announcing The RightBlogs' Slate [4.2 stars]
  Cynthia McKinney: Government Murdered 5,000 People During Katrina And Dumped Them In A Swamp [4.2 stars]
  Reid's Irresponsible Lie Costs Insurance Industry a Fortune [4.1 stars]
  The Huffington Post: The Bailout Is A Secret Coup! Revolution! [4.1 stars]
  Excerpt Of The Day: Thaddeus McCotter On the Bailout From The Floor Of The House [4.1 stars]
  How McCain's Botched Response To The Bailout Crisis Is Killing His Campaign [4.1 stars]
  Video Of The Day: The Opening Of Idiocracy [4.1 stars]

ad banner for Survey
© Copyright 2001-2008 John Hawkins
eXTReMe Tracker