At Least Hillary Didn’t Claim To Be In Cambodia

When a Democrat comes from the least respected arm of government, the Democrat Congress (now down to 13%, according to Rasmussen poll, with even Democrats only giving it a 17% good rating), he or she might try to glom onto the reputation of the most respected, the military.

With her now evident chutzpah for exaggeration, Hillary Clinton’s past claims are being re-examined, finally, by some in the major media.

ABC’s Senior National Correspondent, Jake Tapper, just had to tap a few keys to find that Hillary Clinton’s 1994 claim that she almost enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1975 is a fabrication. Or, in Hillary-speak, a “misspeak.”

Back in 1994, Hillary’s claim raised even Maureen Dowd’s eyebrows.

But, even given the fact that the nation has become accustomed to Mrs. Clinton's intriguing shape-shifting -- from liberal do-gooder to high-risk commodities trader, from power lawyer to cookie baker, from health care czar to housewife supervising the menu for the state dinner for the Emperor and Empress of Japan -- the latest one is still jarring. Macho Contrast to Clinton

In April 2007, National Review’s “Campaign Spot” dug deeper when New Republic’s feature on Hillary repeated her claim.

ABC’s Tapper doesn’t dig as deep. But, still, Tapper ends: “It’s a story that I don't believe Clinton has repeated since 1994. Why not?”

At least, Hillary doesn’t say the memory is “seared” into her memory, or that she has the recruiter’s hat in her briefcase.