Why Clinton will run - By Ruth Marcus

[DonViejo]

The last few days have offered vivid illustrations of why Hillary Clinton could decide not to run for president — and why, in the end, I believe she will.

Example No. 1 is the ludicrous debate over whether Clinton, in the latest People magazine cover, was leaning on a walker.

To buy this scenario would require you to believe that People is implicated in a grand conspiracy to keep Clinton’s enervated physical state from American voters. And that People’s editors and Team Clinton are dumb enough, having hatched this scheme, to have her photographed with the walker cropped out, except not entirely. Rather than simply shooting Clinton seated on, say, the patio chair that she was actually holding in the photo.

The fact that the phantom walker was even a topic of public debate says everything about the wacko media environment that uniquely surrounds Clinton.

“PHOTO: IS CLINTON HOLDING A WALKER?” the Drudge Report tweeted. Right, not saying she is. Just askin’.

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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Why Clinton will run?

She wants to be President. I will be shocked if she decides not to run for whatever other reason.

And, btw, what would it matter if she had a walker? I don't recall Franklin Roosevelt being unable to perform the duties of the Presidency from his wheelchair.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. Republicans hate anyone who is disabled

Hillary is still running like a spring lamb

[Laelth]

2. I didn't find this argument very convincing.

I'd rather have Elizabeth Warren breaking the glass ceiling that Marcus advances as the primary motivation for Clinton to run.

-Laelth

[question everything]

4. It will be a long time, if ever, that a freshman senator, from either party, will be the nominee

A very articulated senator but without any executive experience.

And further, a senator with no opinions (public, at least) about foreign affairs.

Just having a seasoned running mate with a rich track record in foreign affairs will not cut it.

[Laelth]

6. If I didn't know better, I might think you were talking about Barack Obama.

Perhaps you are right about Elizabeth Warren, but I hope the party throws a real liberal at us this time. Demographics say we will win, regardless. It's time for some real change.

-Laelth

[dsc]

7. actually Obama rather famously did have an opinon on foreign policy

[Beacool]

3. Hillary may still be undecided,

but Putin and the nutjobs on the Right will not deter from running if she's so inclined. Quite the contrary, the more they push, the more she'll push back.

[sendero]

8. It's sad for me to contemplate..

.... another Clinton in the white house. That said it would almost be worth it to watch the already-unhinged-over-Obama wingnut fools go completely 'round the bend.

[hamsterjill]

9. I believe Hillary will run and that she will be the nominee.

And I think to a very large degree, that was all decided in 2008.

It's simply her turn.