Mails, tapes, and dispatches have often been unkind to their originators. From the infamous Ems telegram, to President Nixon's tapes, the history is one of illusion and deception. Even George Kennan's famous Long Telegram did not fare well at an early stage and had to sit in the waiting room before being recognized as a game-changer.
Now it appears that Hillary Clinton used her personal e-mail address while at the State Department for communicating with "who knows who" and "about what?" After being "outed" by the New York Times she said that all e-mails would or have been forwarded to State for publication. This raises lots of qualitative and quantitative questions. Furthermore, the "Clinton brand" is damaged yet again. Too often the Clintons appear to be intoxicated by their own narcissism. One step too far might well be fatal.
I am curious to see what they (the Clintons: when you get one, you get three) have in common with the Windsors (they are a Firm) and how they will triangulate themselves out of this self inflicted trap. They have given the Republicans "catnip." The Ides of March might spell some unwelcome turbulence in what was supposed to be a smooth flight for Hillary. We know that the Republicans suffer for carrying the weight of an obscurantist, tone-deaf right wing. And we know that the Democrats have to bear outbursts from the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Elisabeth Warren. We now discover that the presumed Democratic presidential candidate is not the chastened, bright personality we expected. Mrs. Clinton is a formidable politician but her hubris might have taken a toll, hard to overcome.
It remains for the Republican candidate "in waiting" to show better credentials. In the American political arena, where money talks louder than ideas, this battle royal will be merciless.
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