SHE DIDN'T NEED THIS – AT 8:46 A.M. ET:  As we breathlessly anticipate Hillary's announcement today that she will run for Queen, it is clear that there are forces out to hurt her.  From Fox: 

PANAMA CITY – President Barack Obama says he thinks Hillary Rodham Clinton would be "an excellent president."

Clinton is expected to launch her long-anticipated second run for president on Sunday with an online video.

Obama says Clinton was a formidable candidate against him when they competed for the Democratic nomination in 2008.

He says she became a great supporter of his in the general election that year, and that she was an outstanding secretary of state during his first term.

Says Obama: "I think she would be an excellent president."

He adds that Clinton will have strong messages to deliver if she does decide to run.

COMMENT:  It's like the embrace of the Mafia.  What Obama was really saying to Hillary with that "endorsement" was, "You'll support all my policies and give me public love...or else." 

Obama's comments came after a rash of stories yesterday reporting that the Clinton team is deciding how close to Obama Clinton needs to be.  Now he's telling her bluntly.  He's an unpopular president, but she needs his support to avoid trouble from the left wing of the Democratic Party, which is loud, rude, and obnoxious.

April 12,  2015