Chasing Hillary
Thursday, May 12th, 2005 • Filed under Uncategorized
Considering how many people close to the Clintons end up dead, in prison, or under indictment, I’m surprised they can get anyone to work for them. Dick Morris, writing for the sometimes reliable New York Post, notes that the indictment of Senator Clinton’s Campaign Finance Director, David Rosen, could sink any possibility of a Presidential campaign. Especially since he is a little tired of being made the fall guy, and the evidence against him is starting to mount.
Rosen has been indicted for deliberately reporting that the cost of an August 2000 Hollywood fund-raising gala was only $400,000 when the actual tab was $1.2 million – a step that let Mrs. Clinton spend $800,000 more in “hard money” for her campaign. (After Hillary and opponent Rick Lazio agreed to ban soft money, both camps were scrambling to maximize their hard money on hand). . .
. . .David Rosen calls himself a “guinea pig” for Clinton’s lawyers, noting that “the former Clinton White House wanted to hire, or to argue the [Rosen's] case in a certain way.” The indicted former finance director said, “And I did it for them. Like, I bit the bullet and went in as a guinea pig and argued their argument for me. Instead of freeing’ and runnin’ and coverin’ my ass, I was a good soldier.”
Then Rosen adds, ominously, “So far it’s worked out, but I coulda done it a lot different.”
Morris thinks that as the evidence against Rosen starts to pile up, he may try to cop a plea deal and implicate Hillary. Assuming of course that he doesn’t take a lonely walk through Fort Marcy Park.