When Hillary Clinton runs for president in 2016 (actually,
nowadays campaigns begin way before the voting year, now don’t they?), she’s
going to need a good excuse for why she voted to give President George W. Bush
the authority to go to war with Iraq. (Democrats who voted for the Iraq War
didn’t want to be on “the wrong side of history”, and as a result, they ended
up there. Oh, the irony.) That’s pretty much why Barack Obama beat her the last
time, I think, so I’d say she needs an out here. But never fear, for I have
found a way! Plus, it’s really geeky, so it will be fun for nerds.
Okay, so here’s the idea: When Hillary is asked about the
Iraq War resolution vote (and for political ads about this subject), she ought
to say that Odo (the shape-shifter) from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine kidnapped her, and then assumed her identity for the
vote, thinking that Kira Nerys would be impressed and fall in love with him. (I
think Odo got the impression that the Iraqi dictatorship was similar to the
Cardassian regime on Bajor, and by supporting its overthrow, somehow he could
win Kira’s heart.) And so it wasn’t really Hillary Clinton who voted in favor
of the Iraq War after all, but an interloper from a Star Trek spin-off!
See? She couldn’t help it! It wasn’t even her after all! How
can you blame her now?
(The documentary The World According to Dick Cheney used the video clip of Hillary Clinton explaining
her vote, and then voting for the Iraq War, and that reminded me of this issue; and that’s what made me think of
this. But this really might come up as an issue if/when she runs for president next time in 2016.)
