Clinton Defends Aide, Says Bachmann's Attacks 'Have No Place in Our Politics'

As the controversy over Michele Bachmann's call for an investigation into whether the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated our government unfolded, Hillary Clinton remained noticeably silent on the issue, probably to send the message that the secretary of state is too busy to address such nonsense. However, when asked to comment today while speaking at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, she lept to Huma Abedin's defense, confirming that she has no reason to suspect her longtime aide is a spy for the Islamic organization.

Clinton referenced John McCain's speech on the Senate floor denouncing Bachmann, though she didn't mention any politicians by name. Politico reports that instead she linked the controversy to efforts in developing nations to respect minority religions:

Who could have guessed that Clinton would have so little tolerance for a vast right-wing conspiracy theory?

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Bill Clinton to Deliver Major Speech at Democratic Convention

Although he's repeatedly veered off the Obama re-election campaign message and generated fodder for Obama's Republican rival, the Times reports that it will be announced on Monday that former President Bill Clinton will make a prime time speech at the Democratic National Convention in September. “There isn’t anybody on the planet who has a greater perspective on not just the last four years, but the last two decades, than Bill Clinton,” David Axelrod said on Sunday. “He can really articulate the choice that is before people.”

Indeed he can articulate that choice in Obama's favor, so long as Clinton provides more statements about how a Romney presidency would be "calamitous for our country and the world," and fewer compliments about Romney's "sterling business career at Bain Capital." That, or pushing for the extension of the Bush tax cuts, for which Clinton later apologized. If all else fails: A Bill Clinton thumbs up hologram.

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