Native son Bradley decided against Hillary long ago
While we wait for the results to come in from New Hampshire, let’s take a closer look at this week’s Barack Obama endorsement by âCrystal City’s favorite son,” former U.S. Sen Bill Bradley.
In a statement Sunday, Bradley bestowed all of the usual plaudits on the sudden Democratic front-runner, crediting Obama with âmaking idealism a central focus of our politics” said having âenormous appeal to Americans of all ages and backgrounds.”
What the statement did not say, however, is that Bradley has long harbored antipathy for Obama’s chief rival, Hillary Clinton.
Their feud stretches back to 1993, when Clinton was just starting her tenure as First Lady, and Bradley was a U.S. Senator representing New Jersey.
Early on in her husband’s administration, Clinton was pushing Capitol Hill to pass her now infamous health care package. According to Carl Bernstein’s biography of her, A Woman in Charge, Clinton threatened to âdemonize” any member of Congress that stood in the way.
That did not sit well with Bradley, then a senior Democrat in the Senate.
âThat was it for me in terms of Hillary Clinton,” Bradley told Bernstein many years later. âYou don’t tell members of the Senate you are going to demonize them. It was obviously so basic to who she is. The arrogance. The assumption that people with questions are enemies. The disdain. The hypocrisy.”
No wonder Bradley backed Clinton’s main opposition - I guess the only real surprise would have been had Bradley endorsed Clinton.
In other news:
- You know it’s election time when the dueling tax cuts come out.
- Primary watch party tonight at Obama’s local headquarters, 1204 Washington Ave.
- A Clayton man, Bill Hughes, is competing in today’s New Hampshire primary. He’s on the Democratic ballot, between ex-candidate Joe Biden and O.Savior of Minneapolis.
- Jay Nixon will unveil a campaign finance proposal today.
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Wow, I just figured Bradley did this because he wanted to jump on the Charlie Dooley bandwagon. Yep.