As much as I would like to see the presidency remain in Democratic hands after the 2016 elections, and as much as I admire many of the things Hillary Clinton has done and achieved and many of the values she holds, there are some elements of her foreign and domestic policy stances that concern me, since they seem to mirror, if not intensify, some of the things with which I disagree that Barack Obama has done since he came into office. Though I would like to think it possible that she is taking some of those stances that concern me in order to garner the kind of support from the other side of the aisle that Reich mentions here, but that she will moderate or even reverse those stances should she be elected to the office, I am skeptical that such a change is likely; since I thought Obama would change some of the policies with which I disagree once he had been elected for a second term, and that clearly hasnt happened. (I am happy, though, with much that he has done, now that he - after too long a time - has realized he simply cant negotiate with the Republicans. Like Bernie Sanders indicated, I, too, cant comprehend why it took him so long to figure that out.)
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:28:07 +0000