Perhaps Hillary Clinton’s Comments Should Be Vetted

Published: January 17, 2008, 3:20 pm

Tags: commentary, editorials opinion, hillary clinton, barack, clinton, hillary, new hampshire, obama, president

By Robert D. Novak With Barack Obama nipping at her heels in Iowa, Hillary Clinton went on the state's public television Dec. 14 to say: "I've been vetted. . . . There are no surprises." That was the first use in presidential campaign politics of an unusual word. After losing in Iowa Jan. 3, Sen. Clinton said of Sen. Obama, "Everybody needs to be vetted." Chief Clinton strategist Mark Penn, on the way to New Hampshire, said of his candidate, "She's fully vetted . . . and I don't think that process has occurred with Barack Obama." Clinton then told a rally, "Of all the people running for President, I've been the most vetted, the most investigated and — my goodness — the most innocent." (more…)

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