Hillary in 'Tragic' Flag Flap With Liberals

Last year Sen. Hillary Clinton was hammered by the left for co-sponsoring legislation to criminalize desecration of the American flag.

On Tuesday she again co-sponsored an anti-desecration bill – with different results.

This year’s bill was intended as an alternative to a constitutional amendment banning flag desecration – opposed by Clinton – that was about to come up for a vote in the Senate.

Clinton’s measure failed to garner enough votes, as did the proposed amendment, but this time more than half of Democrats backed the legislation.


The outcome indicated that Clinton’s position now has plenty of support within her party and she "remained within the Democratic fold as she prepared for a possible presidential race,” the New York Times reports.

But liberal political commentator Arianna Huffington is sharply critical of Clinton’s stance.

"It seems in line with her stance on so many issues – trying to strike right in the middle and triangulate, by not supporting the amendment because that would upset the base too much and at the same time supporting a legislative proposal that will appeal to the center,” Huffington said.

"It’s a truly tragic way of leading.”