Eugene Robinson: Clinton Flak

Say it ain’t so, Eugene!

Say I misread the column yesterday and it was not written by you, but it was actually a paid ad which found its way to the Post’s op-ed page. It read like one.

“Only” 13 donors gave the Clinton Foundation $10 million or more. Only 13? Like you wrote: "Hey, times are tough." Poor Bill; poor Hill. What's a body to do?

Your own newspaper on the front page and others raised concerns about this special, conflicting self-interest relationship.

Is this the way it will be during the Obama administration? Pandering to the cabinet? The Harvard-educated, "lily white" in everything but color, elitist cabinet?

Let's see...hmmmm...the taxpayers give to the government. The government gives to Freddie. The government gives to Citi. Citi raises interest rates on the taxpayers. Freddie gives to Bill. Citi give to Bill. Bill gives to Bill! What goes around comes around; is that it?

Why aren't thousands screaming? Is it because, once again, "our representatives" sit with their hands out and receive some more and reap what they can from the coffers of the taxpayers?

Cartoon idea: Hillary is seated at a round table in a tent with a map of the Middle East behind her. Guards stand nearby. There are papers on the table. She is wearing a skirted suit and flashing a big grin from ear to ear. Seated with her is a sheik wearing wraparound sunglasses, sandals, white head dress and long white robe covering his entire body except for hands and face, and a sword is affixed to his cloth robe belt. He looks rather glum as he handles some of the scattered papers on the table.

Hillary says: “Yes, Chic (sic), I think I can arrange a meeting for you with President Obama.”

Below the table is a serpent with the head of Bill Clinton wrapped around her legs holding dollar bills in his teeth.