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Presidential Politics - II

It is clearly possible that the President is using the FBI investigation of Secretary Clinton to keep her vocal views in check.   If this is correct, she really cannot make any substantial critique of Obama policy while the investigation is pending.   She has commented or responded, clearly limiting her comments about or against the President on all international issues, particularly those of ISIS.  She is very careful.  She will not claim or support the nature of Islamic terrorists, preferring a stance that "We do not war against the Muslims."  This is a stretch in the minds of many Americans.  She will not comment on alliances with the Russians, preferring the softer language of "separate but equal in a common cause."   She will not comment on arming the Kurds or supplying the Jordanians or Syrian moderates, preferring to indicate there is not even an issue of discussion.  The world is now a difficult place for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

I think... The President will prolong this conflict, to indict or not to indict, to the max - at his pleasure. The local and social issues are not a problem.  They both agree on the most points.

A hostage she is to this matter  She may be also a hostage to discovered (hacked) emails and influence peddling though the Clinton Foundation.   (Does anyone still actually believe her email server was not hacked?)  What a mess this is for an incoming President!

BTW, Governor Bobby Jindal is out.  This should save him a few bucks.  But, he must decide well on who to support if he sees a future in his party.   With so many contenders, and particularly with several devoid of real experience, this is a problem to mull over.  Difficult.  I have no suggestions on this one.
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