"This was beyond anything I've ever seen or imagined. I was totally unprepared for what I saw. The damage, the mountain of burning wreckage, the smell, just was overwhelming." Hillary said that she has become totally focused in trying to get New York billions in federal dollars, and expects that responding to the emergency on both the national and local levels will dominate her Senate career for the foreseeable future (or at least until the next fundraiser).
"My job first and foremost has to be to try to make sure that all those people didn't die in vain and that whatever has to be done to protect us in the future and to rebuild New York... is all I'm doing and all I'm thinking about." Mrs. Clinton also spoke of cost to children, noting that 10,000 had lost one or both parents in the destruction of the World Trade Center. "They're victims of war," she said.
I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT HER WORDS WERE POSTED ON FR SO THAT WE WOULDN'T FORGET.
Sen. Clinton described her first visit to the smoking rubble of Lower Manhattan last month as "the most personally horrendous experience" of her life and one that has forever changed her concept of her new job as a New York senator.
I bet that is true.... she probably wonders why she took this job in the 1st place.
Hillary said that she has become totally focused in trying to get New York billions in federal dollars,
It is always about getting money to her... either for herself or for her voters.
Mrs. Clinton also spoke of cost to children, noting that 10,000 had lost one or both parents in the destruction of the World Trade Center.
I knew she wouldn't forget about bringing the children in on it. Somehow, It hurts me for her to talk about these kids.
"They're victims of war," she said.
YES!!! It is war, not necessary to bring to justice thru the courts like a criminal act. KILL THEM as in wartime.
N.Y.'S FAVORITE DAUGHTER? Prominent political pollster and New York native John Zogby told reporters to keep their eyes on Sen. Clinton, who he says remains a strong potential Democratic candidate for the White House in 2004. "I would not count her out for 2004," he said at a breakfast meeting last week, noting that the former First Lady has received plenty of national attention and praise following (*) the terrorist attacks of September 11.
((*) This was written before Hillary got booed at the concert. the BatLady)
He also noted that while New York has historically been held in disdain by the rest of the country, the state and especially the city are now viewed in a much better and respectful light in the wake of the World Trade Center disaster, making it a great place to launch a presidential campaign.
From appearing at soup kitchens in Batavia to gas stations in Utica, Hillary is "building her base of constituents" as part of a never-ending campaign, Zogby said. Maybe that's why Sen. Clinton recently told her constituents that she want the Democratic Party to hold its national convention in New York City on June 7, 2004.
From appearing at soup kitchens in Batavia to gas stations in Utica, Hillary is "building her base of constituents" as part of a never-ending campaign, Zogby said.
How does she have the time to do this and be at the Senate too???