When I speak with my friends from the left, they all assure me that I have nothing to fear, that Hillary is the answer to all of my prayers. I of course, am not yet ready to drink the kool aid, Mr. Jones. But I thought I would let you all decide, is the following person, the right choice to be president:
"We just can’t trust the American people to make these types of decisions. …Government has to make these choices for people.” —Hillary Clinton circa 1993, speaking to Rep. Dennis Hastert on the issue of who should control the allocation of money in her health care reform plan
“The unfettered free market has been the most radically disruptive force in American life in the last generation.” —Hillary Clinton
“We’re saying that for American to get back on track, we’re going to cut [the Bush tax cuts] short and not give it to you. We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.” —Hillary Clinton, in a 2004 fundraising speech to wealthy liberals in San Francisco
“It’s important to have core principles and values, but if you’re going to be active in policy and politics, you have to be a realist.” —Hillary Clinton
“We can’t afford to have that money go to the private sector. The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.” —First Lady Hillary Clinton, in 1993, regarding health care reform
Wouldn't be nice to just have some interest groups running commericals right now with these quotes on the screen, minus her name, and then fade to black with the statement, do you agree with these statements if so, vote for their author, and have the following choices - Stalin, Pot, Mao, Clinton. And then have Hillary's name is highlighted in Commy Red.
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I'll speak for the moderate left. I have yet to hear a single lefty say that she is the answer to all of our prayers. Frankly, there is not a candidate on either side without flaws. Allow me to repond to the quotes that you have so clearly taken out of context.
1. Choice in health care decisions. It would nice to know precisely the "types of decisions" to which she is referring. Perhaps she is referring to the complexities of the health care system that necessitate deviation from traditional free market principles. First, notably that a significant portion of health care needs are inelastic, meaning that patients require the care regardless of the costs. Secondly, that patients aren't afforded the luxury of pricing medical treatment beforehand and then accorded the opportunity to make rational judgments based on economic principles. In other words, there is no menu with prices in health care. Taken together with other factors, these complexities require a systemic approach to health care reform.
2. "Unfettered markets" Perhaps hyperbole, but a case can be made. Most recently, the lending market inventing ways of separating from their money by affording them credit terms that sacrifice long-term sustainability for short-term profit. Enron, raiding pensions, outsourcing overseas, resistance to OSHA, the EPA are other examples of disruptive forces in America and those are just the tip of the iceberg. All of this while the rich/poor gap is ever increasing.
3. "Bush tax cuts" I have heard her speak on this. It is in the context of he war in Iraq. The premise is that when a nation goes to war it is more than just the soldiers go to war. The whole nation does and that requires sacrifice. What has this adminstration asked us to sacrifice?
4. "Political realism" I don't think she was promoting the idea of realism over principles. Instead, she was making the observation that you can be uncompromising in your principles and achieve nothing, or you can be a realist and seek comprise to move toward your principles incrementally.
5. "Private vs. public sector spending" Again the context is lacking. However, if you were to ask me who I fear more being charge of our health care system, our government leaders who stand for election or insurance companies and venture capitalists, I'll take the government every day of the week and twice on Sunday. But then who would advertise during NFL games if not for viagra?
Perhaps you think commercials are the best way to engage in civil discourse. I, on the other hand, prefer when the candidates actually gives you a reason to vote for them, as opposed to tearing everyone else down.
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