Where the hell is Hillary?

The most lethal weapon that the Democratic Party has to wield against Sarah Palin is nowhere to be found. Hillary Clinton, despite pledging to fully support the Obama-Biden ticket, has been MIA. Talk about damning with faint praise. With her political savvy and killer instinct, she could easily cripple, if not vanquish, the monster that Palin has become. Yet, beyond saying "Congrats," Clinton has been mum.

Hillary and Bill used some down-and-dirty tactics against Obama during the primary campaign. If they were so ready to take down a fellow party member, wouldn't it stand to reason that they would want to annihilate the real enemy? Or is this another example of the Clintons putting personal ambitions ahead of the welfare of the party and of the country? Is Hillary leaving Obama to swing in the wind so that she gets another shot four years hence?

This may be the most important election in our lifetimes. Corporations have become the de facto government. Four corporations own all of the media, which have become private lap dogs instead of public watchdogs. Jobs continue to be outsourced overseas, and unemployment is at a 30-year high. The economy is in shambles. The Constitution has been treated like bird cage liner for seven years. Tens of millions of Americans are without health care. Gas is four bucks a gallon, and oil companies--already the recipients of massive tax breaks--are making money hand over fist. Oh, yeah--did I mention Iraq?

Moreover, five of the nine Supreme Court justices are over 70; John Paul Stevens is 88. It is more than reasonable to assume that several of the justices will retire or die in the next five years. Even one more justice appointed by the right wingnut ticket of McCain-Palin would shift the already-tenuous balance of the court for decades to come. Roe v. Wade probably goes out the window, along with most of the Constitution. What would keep that administration from strengthening the PATRIOT Act, taking away even more rights in the name of keeping us "safe"? Certainly not the spineless DLC Democrats in Congress, even though they hold a majority in both houses. God forbid that they actually use their collective strength to fight back against an oppressive administration--and that's Bush. Sarah Palin makes Bush look like a card-carrying ACLU member.

Every member of this party should be doing his/her damndest to ensure a Democratic victory in November. I wasn't a Hillary supporter during the primary campaign. However, had she been the nominee, I would have sucked it up and moved heaven and earth to make sure that she defeated John McCain. As the most powerful woman in the Democratic Party, Hillary is the perfect counterpoint to Palin. Her intellect, experience, grasp of real issues, and steady, sharp delivery would show Palin up for the shrill, extremist dilettante that she is. Hillary needs to put the full-court press on this Ice Princess.

Given all of this, I call the question: Where the hell is Hillary?