Did Obama Telegraph A "Get Out Of Jail Free" Card For Hillary On National Television?

We’ve long been skeptical of the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation. Not because we necessarily think it’s inconsequential and not because we think it should be summarily dismissed as just another example of partisan politics (although there’s clearly some of that at play).

Rather, we simply want to know if Clinton is going to be held accountable.

That is, there’s certainly something to be said for drawing attention to the dishonesty and arrogance that unquestionably pervades American politics and to the extent that helps voters make an informed decision, it’s a boon for the democratic process, but if at the end of the day, Clinton is just going to get a pass because she’s a Clinton, then nothing here has changed and the entire spectacle will have been largely for naught.

If you’re going to go after a member of America’s political aristocracy you have to be serious about it and make it more than a prolonged effort to embarrass and discredit the accused, because at the end of the day, powerful politicians recover from reputational damage. They always have and they always will.

But if someone were to actually bring charges or make a serious attempt to attach consequences to possibly illegal actions, well then the entire calculus would change for those who feel that being inside the Beltway provides a certain degree of immunity.

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