Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXIII: The Penultimate Thread
If we are to apply Hovey's rules regarding Clinton's accomplishments, which really mirror Trump's argument to a T, whether intentional or not
then we need to apply them fairly. Hovey/Trump (again you're making the same argument, not that you love each other) are saying its Hillary's fault that she didn't stop the war in Iraq, reform the tax code, or prevent DADT. Okay, then since she didn't have the ability to do that herself, but shares in the blame of inaction, no problem. BUT, she then shares in the credit of bagging Bin Laden, balancing the budget, and the job growth of both the Clinton and Obama administrations with both followed bad Bush Presidencies. To not do so would expose a poster to charges of blatant partisanship, no?
I'm not saying it's Hillary's "fault." I'm saying she didn't even
try to stop any of these things, and in some cases, actually supported the position you all now characterize as evil.
In the Senate she was one vote (one more than she'll have in January, by the way). I understand that. Sometimes you end up on the losing end. Take Paul Wellstone. There were a number of his positions that I didn't agree with, but at least he had convictions and the willingness to put them out in the public, win or lose. The reason his impassioned plea against invading Iraq failed was that it fell on deaf ears with Senators like HRC.
I'm willing to give her credit where credit is due. She certainly advocated for some victims and first responders of 9/11. I think an argument can be made that her plans cost a ton of money to benefit a very select, limited few, but I understand how pork barrel politics works and I don't necessarily fault Senators for doing that. But it's hard to say she has really improved the life of an average American with her work in the Senate, or even Sec of State for that matter. That's what I get for this person with decades of public service? Some health insurance for some people in Manhattan and Queens?
She wants "real immigration reform." A little late now. The Mexicans are all heading back to Mexico. She should have thought of that when her husband was in office.
She wants election financing reform and the overturning of
Citizens United. Pardon me if I'm a little skeptical about this coming from a woman who has happily gorged herself at the trough of millions in campaign donations, sold influence in exchange for foundation donations and ran an airbnb out of the White House for her campaign contributors the last time she lived there.
The real problem here is, and you all know it but won't admit it, is that the position of POTUS is just the final square in her public service bingo card she wants to cover. But when her obit is written it'll look like the list Handy linked to earlier. She was class president here, chairperson there, and POTUS, but she really didn't do anything other than enable those in power who are already taking advantage of you.
