Waffle, Hillary, Waffle!

Watch, as Senator Clinton play the Kerry card!

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday defended her vote to authorize war in Iraq amid growing unease among liberal Democrats who could determine the potential 2008 presidential candidate's future.

"I take responsibility for my vote, and I, along with a majority of Americans, expect the president and his administration to take responsibility for the false assurances, faulty evidence and mismanagement of the war," the New York senator said in a lengthy letter to thousands of people who have written her about the war.

At the same time, she said the United States must "finish what it started" in Iraq.

Clinton and other hawkish Democrats have come under criticism from liberal anti-war activists, many of whom will hold sway over presidential primary contests. The former first lady, who is up for re-election in 2006, would likely be an early front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination should she decide to seek it.

"I take responsibility for my vote, but President Bush owes me and the American public an explanation as to why the information he gave us was true when my husband took us to war at the drop of a hat in 1998, but was then false when President Bush took us to war after a long lead-up and debate in 2002 and 2003!"

I can, and do, respect a lot of Democrats (Father Time being a great example), and a lot of extreme liberals; but this kind of double talk is simply ridiculous. Senator Clinton is trying to play both sides of the issue, and it just serves as further proof of her complete lack of integrity.