St. Pat's Parade Chief Rips Hillary Clinton

The chairman of Manhattan's famed St. Patrick's Day parade is blasting Sen. Hillary Clinton, saying she only shows up to march when she's campaigning for votes.

"I haven't heard anything from [Sen. Clinton] since the last time she marched, which was years ago," John Dunleavy complained to the Irish Times yesterday.

"There has been no communication with her office to say thank you, kiss my rear end or goodbye," he said.

Mrs. Clinton, who's seeking reelection this year, intends to march in today's parade.

Clinton spokeswoman Jennifer Hanley said Dunleavy's criticism was unfair, telling the paper that her boss had marched four years ago and had attended St. Patrick's Day events around New York state in 2003.

Hanley insisted that Clinton skipped the parade in 2004 because she was in Washington to attend St. Patrick's Day events.

The former first lady also marched in the New York parade in 2000, when she first ran for Senate.