The Village Voice reports:
Conventional wisdom has it that Hillary Clinton enjoys a solid lock on her liberal base, and here in New York her star power often translates into a free pass. But a surprising number of the state's progressives have become disaffected with their senator these days. Frustrated with the hard-right climate on Capitol Hill, people are upset with what they regard as Clinton's cautious, middle-of-the-road style. They don't like her restraint on such big lefty issues as civil liberties and abortion rights. And they certainly don't like her position on the war—indeed, angry activists have taken to hounding her whenever they can. To wit: the dozens of Code Pinkers protesting last week outside Crobar, in Chelsea, where her husband Bill headlined a fundraiser for her 2006 re-election bid.
It will be interesting to see future polling numbers on Senator Clinton.Again we are reminded of that famous quote by
Joe Sobran on what being a moderate means in America today:
If you want government to intervene domestically,
you’re a liberal.
If you want government to intervene overseas,
you’re a conservative.
If you want government to intervene everywhere,
you’re a moderate.
If you don’t want government to intervene anywhere,
you’re an extremist.
Hillary Clinton and moderation.
