Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen no longer believes Hillary Clinton needs a message. (act.wearultraviolet.org)
A couple of years ago, the liberal Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen was contemplating Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016 when he wrote, “All she lacks is what she has always lacked – an overriding, stirring message.” The headline on his column read, Just being Hillary Clinton isn’t enough.
Cohen bumped into Hillary at a social event a few days later, and she said, “Richard, I will have a message, if I run.”
Fast forward to Hillary’s on-line video announcement this week that she’s running. Cohen wasn’t impressed, calling it “icky.” He even cited Karl Rove’s observation in the Wall Street Journal, Hillary Needs More Than an Image Makeover, and mentioned the cover on The Economist stating, What does Hillary stand for?
Presumably not impressed with Hillary’s message of inequality and her desire to be the champion of the middle class, Cohen now believes that just being Hillary will be enough for him.
Coincidentally recalling the song, I’m Still Here, from Steven Sondheim’s show, “Follies,” which I recently saw performed by a local theater group, Cohen relates the gist of the lyrics about a woman of some years who has led a hell of a life. “If that’s not Clinton than I don’t know who is,” he wrote and added, “She cannot – and must not – try to reinvent herself. We have known her a long time.”
Good advice, Mr. Cohen. She once said she “was probably the most transparent person in public life.” And we can see through her every move.
