SOME COMMON SENSE? – AT 9:58 A.M. ET:  Hillary Clinton is in a lot of trouble, and declining in the polls.  But this morning she actually some sense in discussing the Iran nuclear deal, providing some distance between herself and Barack Obama.  From the Washington Times: 

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday declared her support for President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran but pledged to back up the deal with the threat of military action, subtly breaking with the president she served as secretary of state.

“I will not hesitate to take military action if Iran attempts to obtain a nuclear weapon,” Mrs. Clinton said in a speech at the Brookings Institute, a liberal think tank in Washington.

The tough stance was a departure from Mr. Obama, who has said that military options would only be a last resort.

Mrs. Clinton said that the deal was the best avenue to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, but would only be the beginning of a strategy to ensure Iran complies the agreement.

And she said the next president should be prepared to be tested by Iran, either by it breaking the agreement or by its dangerous interference in the region.

COMMENT:  In a way, it's sad.  Hillary has been reported to be far stronger on national defense than Obama.  But she's trapped by the political left in her own party, and by her obvious lack of character.  Joe Biden, by contrast, is widely regarded as a decent man, but just as widely ridiculed for a career lacking in good policy judgment.  He even opposed the bin Laden raid.  He opposed the Reagan defense buildup.

Hillary is being called the Democratic Nixon, and for good reason.

September 9, 2015