Former First Lady Hillary Clinton has waded into the "I'm prouder of America than you are" battle that has been raging between wannabee First Ladies Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain. The row began after Michelle told a rally in Milwaukee that her husband's run for the presidency meant that "for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country".
Fox news picked up the comments as proof that Michelle is really a left wing lunatic who must have hated her country until now. Cindy then ran with the ball, telling a rally in Wisconsin archly: "I don't know about you. If you heard those words earlier, I am very proud of my country."
By rights Hillary should have left it to Bill to slug this one out - he being the prospective First Lady of the relationship - but she couldn't resist piling in with the "pride" word herself. Guardian journalist Dan Glaister reports that Hillary told a rally in Hildago, Texas:
"This country has given me so many opportunities - I am proud of the United States and what we stand for and what we have achieved."
