Washington, DC -- The only person I've seen who has accurately identified Sen. Hillary Clinton's "plantation" broadside against the House GOP as a smart political move is the NY Post's John Podhoretz, who cannily noted in today's edition:
"Hillary Clinton is playing a long game — a game for 2008 — and when viewed in that context, what she did and said was very canny.
"Saying that the Republican-run House of Representatives is "run like a plantation" won't do her any damage with any Democratic political constituency. The emotion that unites Democrats more than any other is visceral loathing of Republicans — the president especially, but with House Republicans certainly gaining on him.
"And while one might think African-American primary voters would be offended at Hillary's trivialization of the hardships of slavery, something tells me they won't be. Using slavery references as a political tool is standard practice for black politicians and activists."
Exactamundo...
And one cannot overlook the fact the Clintons have always maintained the strongest of relationships with the African-American political community -- all the way back to when Bill was governor, during his run for Presdident in 1992, and throughout his presidency.
It's unfathomable African American political activists would align themselves with anyone but the Clinton brand if she seeks the presidency.
Despite much analysis from the press and some of my GOP cohorts that Hillary's remark will backfire, they're wrong, and will be proven so in the longer term.
