To be really clear, this single statement separated Hillary from both Bernie and 'the Donald' in the perspective of this blog... "Russian aggression"...
Hillary appeared to use that statement as the opening of her speeches, even when the speech was to crooked bankers who were donating to her campaign. She used that phrase as the body of her speech any time she was speaking, regardless of the audience or of the subject of the speech. And she used that phrase in the closing of her speeches, even when the speech dealt with domestic issues such as healthcare. "Russian aggression" was all she seemed to be familiar with and comfortable in discussing. "Russian aggression", in the perspective of this blog defined her campaign and her promise for the future.
Hillary appeared to use that statement as the opening of her speeches, even when the speech was to crooked bankers who were donating to her campaign. She used that phrase as the body of her speech any time she was speaking, regardless of the audience or of the subject of the speech. And she used that phrase in the closing of her speeches, even when the speech dealt with domestic issues such as healthcare. "Russian aggression" was all she seemed to be familiar with and comfortable in discussing. "Russian aggression", in the perspective of this blog defined her campaign and her promise for the future.
It was then very easy to foresee her entire presidency as world war three, a nuclear holocaust and the end of human life on planet Earth as we have known it (not the end of all life on the planet). 'Russian aggression'. Nobody seemed capable of asking, "when did the Russians last attack anyone outside of their own borders? What 'Russian aggression' might she be referring to? She seemed obsessed.
Aside from her, Bernie and Donald were also running in the contest. As the 'insider', she simply used the Democratic party to push Bernie off of the track even though he was sailing along beautifully, especially in the eyes of the voters.
As a competitor, Donald wasn't really taken seriously as a presidential candidate throughout the entire process of securing the Republican nomination.
But, in the end, 'the system' offered a choice between Hillary or Donald. Between the entertaining, clownish candidacy of Donald or the war mongering Hillary, people made that choice.
As a competitor, Donald wasn't really taken seriously as a presidential candidate throughout the entire process of securing the Republican nomination.
But, in the end, 'the system' offered a choice between Hillary or Donald. Between the entertaining, clownish candidacy of Donald or the war mongering Hillary, people made that choice.
Trump is as bad as imagined, but so far, we are not at war.
It appears that her career has transmuted itself into one of self pity. Oh! the democratic party treated me badly... Oh! the American voter treated me badly... Oh! I've been cheated out of what was naturally mine!
It is almost as if she wanted to prove that the voters were correct to have rejected her candidacy. She has written a book in which, essentially, she blames Bernie (among others) for her loss to Donald. She fails to realize or to accept that, had Democrats allowed Bernie to run against Donald, Bernie almost certainly would have won. But because of her 'control', because of her history and relations with 'party elite', because of her philosophical alliance with the wealthy, she was championed by Democrats in spite of Bernie's better performance and appeal to the common voter.
Every American still feels the crushing blow delivered by the 'Banksters' who were deemed 'too big to jail' (her pals). Every American was aware of her relationship with the crooks on wall street as they paid her a small fortune to speak to them (her pals). Bernie and public consensus wanted to break up the big banks. Instead of real solutions, Hillary pretended to be interested in a few banking regulations.
Hillary made clear that she favored continued dependence on the private, for profit, insurance industry for America's healthcare. Bernie wanted single-payer.
Hillary had a plan to reduce the cost of higher education for certain lower income students. Bernie wanted free higher education for everyone.
Hillary made clear that she favored continued dependence on the private, for profit, insurance industry for America's healthcare. Bernie wanted single-payer.
Hillary had a plan to reduce the cost of higher education for certain lower income students. Bernie wanted free higher education for everyone.
At a time when a person must work more than one job and is still not able to 'keep up', and when the jobs come with minimum wages and no benefits, it didn't make sense to campaign as if the system was working perfectly well. With rampant inequity dominate in our society, it didn't make sense to pretend that everything was good and that we needed more of the same.
That Hillary now is attacking Bernie, claiming that he cost her the election and in the process proving to voters that they were correct to not chose her. Her vengeance appears misplaced... she should look in the mirror. Bernie offered what people want and he is the one who should have represented the Democratic party.
But, instead of voters, it was the Democratic party elite who put up a candidate. Trump looked good by comparison. Trump won! He is every bit as bad as was expected. But, we are not at war,that's on the positive side, and that's the truth !!!
going forward, the question to be answered is "did the Democratic party learn anything?"
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