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Hillary Clinton
Ignore the “mob” at your own risk
Fri, 08/07/2009 - 12:31pm | posted by Jason Pye
This has been an interesting week, largely due to the reaction towards ObamaCare and these town hall meetings springing up all in different parts of the country. People are angry and they want to be heard. Whether politicians want to listen is a different story, as always.
Liberals and Democrats are correct to point out that they’ve previously been shut out of public debate on certain issues, such as the war in Iraq. Republicans mishandled and chided the anti-war crowd, sometimes questioned the patriotism, either directly or indirectly, of those speaking out against what they saw as a wrong.
Tips for the Republicans
Mon, 12/22/2008 - 7:05am | posted by Michael Orion Powell
The GOP chief knows the gig is up:
In a frank and private memo sent today to Republican National Commitee members, the RNC chairman acknowledges that the GOP has grown too addicted to ideology, places politics before policy, and is bereft of ideas — and that it’s imperative that the party shift towards a genuine effort to develop concrete policy solutions to people’s problems in order to rescue itself.
I have a few quick ideas:
Can the GOP Come Back?
Sat, 11/15/2008 - 7:26am | posted by Dr. John Killian
Think about it! Four years ago, the Republican Party held the White House and both houses of Congress. Now, the Democrats have won the Presidency by a sizable margin, gained additional seats in the majority Democratic House, and could possibly hold a sixty-vote majority in the Senate—large enough to end any Republican initiated filibuster.
First of all, consider the magnitude of the Republican loss. What support shifted from four years ago?
McCain is No Republican, Let Alone Conservative
Sun, 11/02/2008 - 11:49am | posted by Shana Kluck
I’ve been trying to convince a few of my family members that John McCain is not really a Republican, nor a conservative. Fortunately, he’s just proved it for me-
Video: Democrats argue to preserve minority rights in the Senate
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 2:28pm | posted by Jason Pye
“I pray God when the Democrats take back control we don’t make the kind of naked power grab you are doing.” - Joe Biden, 2005, then serving as a US Senator
Last month, I posted some comments by Democratic Senators showing opposition to reconciliation, the process of streamlining through budget and revenue legislation by removing the minority’s option to filibuster, for health care.
Breitbart has posted a video with clips various Democratic Senators, including of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid, from back in 2005 when they were complaining (and rightfully so) about the Republican majority weighing the removal of the minority’s right to filibuster for judicial nominees (called the nuclear option by Dems).
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Supreme Court Justice Hillary Clinton?
Thu, 02/11/2010 - 4:14pm | posted by Jason Pye
A couple of writers at the Daily Beast toss out the idea of Hillary Clinton getting a nod to the Supreme Court should a retirement come along during President Obama’s term:
Last week, ABC News reported: “Lawyers for President Obama have been working behind the scenes to prepare for the possibility of one, and maybe two Supreme Court vacancies this spring. Court watchers believe two of the more liberal members of the court, Justices John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, could decide to step aside for reasons of age and health. That would give the president his second and third chance to shape his legacy on the Supreme Court.”
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Given the political physics of the country these days, Hillary has probably concluded that things are unlikely to get much better for Democrats anytime soon. So Obama is either a one-term president, or limps through a second term only to see Republicans recapture the presidency in 2016. Either way, it doesn’t realistically look Clinton would have a shot until 2020 at the earliest.So, we understand why Hillary might want the supreme gig. But, why would Obama consider her?
One possibility: legacy. As popular as Obama is, and as many votes as he received in 2008, he still stepped over Clinton to get to the throne. And a lot of woman haven’t forgotten or forgiven. In one stroke, he would eliminate any remaining bad feelings and would become a Hillaryland hero.
Clinton: “Never waste a good crisis”
Sat, 03/07/2009 - 2:39pm | posted by Jason Pye
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton channels Rahm Emanuel:
Clinton told young Europeans at the European Parliament that global economic turmoil provided a fresh opening. “Never waste a good crisis … Don’t waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security,” she said.
I’ve said it before- Obama and his cronies are no different from previous administrations. This is politics as usual, not change.
When bureaucrats and politicians take advangtage of a crisis, it always results in less personal and economic liberty. Prime example: FDR and George W. Bush.
Will Clinton Act To Ban “Private Mercenaries”?
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 6:33am | posted by Michael Orion Powell
Earlier this month, I commented on the indictment of several Blackwater Worldwide security guards for their role in the killing of 17 Iraqis. There’s more news to this story, as apparently during the heat of the Democratic primaries Hillary Clinton cosponsored with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) the Stop Outsourcing Security Act.
The Act specifically called for the Secretary of State, an office she will be occupying next year, to act in making sure that American defense is provided for by the military:
Dan Carlin on Obama’s Cabinet, India and Prop. 8
Wed, 12/03/2008 - 6:23am | posted by Michael Orion Powell
Dan Carlin, the host of the poular podcasts Common Sense and Hardcore History, gave me his thoughts on various subjects, varying from the attacks in India to Obama’s cabinet appointments.
What do you make of rumors that President-elect Obama will be keeping Robert Gates as Defense Secretary?
Well, as far as I can tell I am the only person in the world who doesn’t like the pick (and it sure looks like, at least for the early part of the Administration that Gates IS the likely pick).
(D) Fantasy DC: Senator Will.i.am Clinton?
Tue, 12/02/2008 - 2:06pm | posted by Martin Avila
I just about spit my coffee up when I read this yesterday, but apparently some people are calling on David Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton - with Bill.
While I seriously doubt that is going to happen - even the CNN article agrees that Bill would likely not be interested in becoming a Jr. Senator - I was a bit tickled by the prospect of seeing “Teflon Bill” heading to the Senate.
That whole “change” thing really was just good branding huh?
This morning Clinton said that he had no real interest in the seat.
From the history books:
