Why Hillary Clinton Will Have to Apologize on the War

New York Senator may soon be constrained to apologize for her Iraq war vote so as to align her campaign trajectory with the most polarizing issues in the upcoming presidential democratic nomination. Time and again, Mrs. Clinton has said that had she known what she knows today, she would have not voted on the legislation that led our troops to war with Iraq. And time and again, Senator Clinton has found herself at odds with the electorate. Time and again, Hillary has found herself explaining to indifferent voters, who so much need not an explanation but an apology for her vote blunder, why she was a victim on an unsincere intelligence presented by an overly overzealous administration in an unprecedented drive to drum a course for war. And everytime she explains, she doesn't seem remorseful, she is just cold and indifferent...she doesn't seem to beilieve what she is saying. Her competitiors for the democratic presidential ticket are on the other side of the fence and don't have to counter this Iraq challenge for the most part of their campaign. But everytime Mrs. Clinton is on the campaign road, everytime she holds town hall meeting, the Iraq ghost resurfaces and threatens to foil all the issues she might have planned to discuss then. The first rule in politics is never to apologize for past miscalculations lest you be termed a flip-flopper and clad the John Kerry attire. Mrs. Clinton, a former first lady and now a US Senator, by all means a seasoned politician, seems to have memorized this rule to the heart and remains resolute in its observance. She's forgotten that for every rule, even in politics, there's always and exception. And in politics, you never let your competitors feast on your past mistakes for they will tear you down. Now, there's an easy detour for Mrs. Clinton from this tracherous road, a detour long ago taken by former senator John Edwards. Apologize and move on to other more appealing and resonating issues. But Clinton won't bulge without a real spanking. But soon, sooner than she might think, she will be forced to offer a sincere apology or loose her entire political glitter. For now, she might be cought up in the scandals of the moment but soon enough, when all is at stake, she may find herself saying "i was wrong on that vote and i'm really sorry". We just hope and pray that she does so before the damage is already done. She really needs to stop blaming flawed intelligence from an insencere administration bent on going to war and gain the courage to take full responsibility for that very vote she cast. For Clinton, apologizing and learning to be humble may be miles away, but she may have to gas up her car and prepare for the drive, for humbleness and a sense of admission for past failures may prove to be the crux of her masterplan to the Whitehouse!