A “Team Of Rivals” Irony
There is a huge irony playing out as Hillary Clinton supporters are bashing – hard – the lack of experience of Caroline Kennedy to assume Hillary’s Senate seat if Clinton is confirmed as Secretary of State.
“Caroline Kennedy, although I’m sure a fascinating and engaging person, simply doesn’t have the experience or Washington know-how to get it done for New York,” said Stuart Applebaum, president of the 100,000- member Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
Applebaum, former chief house counsel to the Democratic National Committee and a Clinton delegate at the Democratic National Convention, blasted Kennedy for having failed to speak out against George W. Bush’s policies during the Republican president’s two terms.
“Her voice has barely been heard during these long last eight years as so many of us have worked hard against the policies of the Bush administration,” said Applebaum, described by prominent state Democrats as a “close ally” of Hillary and Bill Clinton.
It looks like Obama’s “Team of Rivals” is already degenerating into the exact same mess that Lincoln’s team of rivals did. Not to mention the fact that a lot of us were cautioning that Obama has zero experience as an executive, or very nearly so. Our warnings were dismissed by the media and the left (redundant). Now the now experience charges are back by proxy against an Obama ally – the charge directed by a Clinton ally.
Funny how this all works, isn’t it? As I stated in the linked post, a rivalry of teams is already forming. Obama will not have an easy time with his “team” at all.
Via Memeorandum
By martian, December 14, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
The Obamessiah’s lack of experience is showing heavily in his picks so far. And the irony of any Obama supporter criticizing ANYONE else for a lack of experience is monumental.