Sadly, cameras were not allowed into the big birthday party on Martha’s Vineyard last night, where President Obama and Hillary Clinton were scheduled to put aside their differences on foreign policy and “hug it out” for the greater good. So this footage of Hillary at a book signing shortly before the party is the best we’ve got.

But something is definitely “off” about this clip. Is that really Hillary? What’s going on with the bulging eyes and creepy smile? She looks like something out of American Horror Story. I mean, more so than usual.

Did a member of Team Obama get to her and make a threat, resulting in a forced pilgrimage to the Vineyard to kneel before the king? I’ve seen dead fish that look more full of life than this.

Well, we may never know if Rodham has been secretly replaced with an android doppelgänger or a Walt Disney audio animatronic, but one thing’s for sure: she’d better make up her mind, and fast. Either she’s going to separate herself from Obama’s foreign policy, or she’s going to embrace it as a former member of his team. Her attempt to have it both ways is going to backfire worse than taking her husband on a couple’s retreat.

By the way, when a reporter asks you about Iraq, “I’m excited about signing books” isn’t exactly the type of answer that’s going to work in a debate. Besides, that book is already at the bottom of the bargain bin in most stores. I can’t imagine who is still looking to get an autographed version.

Elizabeth Warren is looking better and better for the Dems these days, no?