Hillary Clinton Claims Partisanship Is Taking The Country Backwards
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday night that excessive partisanship flowing through the nation's political system is causing the U.S. to march "backwards instead of forward" and pointed to fall elections as a sign of how the country might tackle problems.
The former secretary of state reflected on her time at the State Department, the U.S. relationship with Russia and the advice she gives to young women during her appearance at the annual Women in the World summit. But when the moderator asked her to address the nation's future, Clinton cited the need to "get back to evidence-based decision-making."
"There is just pure ideology, pure partisanship. We disguise a commercial interest behind a political facade and the result is that we're kind of marching backwards instead of forward," Clinton said. She said the U.S. needs to address economic hardships facing many young people to produce an "inclusive prosperity."
The potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate noted that "we have an election coming up this year. And we ought to be paying attention to that because that will set the parameters for a lot of what can and should be done."
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that she is referring to Republicans, not Democrats (or "both sides"
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and how we're losing our "stature" in the world- and they would know it because they are the ones bringing it about. When they make government so terribly dysfunctional and when they go out in public- in front of the world- and denounce the President for being "weak" and then they wonder why the rest of the world- and Putin- thinks of us being "weak" in turn? The Republicans have no trouble disrespecting the office when they are out of power but they sure as heck demand it when they are in power. 
Who do you think she was referring to when she made these comments?
The former secretary of state reflected on her time at the State Department, the U.S. relationship with Russia and the advice she gives to young women during her appearance at the annual Women in the World summit. But when the moderator asked her to address the nation's future, Clinton cited the need to "get back to evidence-based decision-making."
"There is just pure ideology, pure partisanship. We disguise a commercial interest behind a political facade and the result is that we're kind of marching backwards instead of forward," Clinton said. She said the U.S. needs to address economic hardships facing many young people to produce an "inclusive prosperity."
The potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate noted that "we have an election coming up this year. And we ought to be paying attention to that because that will set the parameters for a lot of what can and should be done."
I'm enjoying a quiet evening at home.
are not necessarily the same thing. There's a place and time for everything.
I'll worry about it when and if she runs.
