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In reply to the discussion: Hillary has more than 200 economic advisors. Why doesn't Warren? [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,971 posts)"You're in the bubble. If a policy person thinks cuts are necessary, they're in a minority, because there exist no study, or policy position, that agrees with that."
Then why the hell is she not saying that loud and clear? Why does she surround herself with people like Larry Summers that DO call for cuts?
and why does she give non-answers and word salad when asked?
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115510/hillary-clintons-2016-campaign-liberals-press-her-entitlements
What has worked is a compromise where yes, we raise revenues for a certain period, we go and look at entitlements to see what is fair and can be done without really disadvantaging either existing beneficiaries or people who are going to rely on those programs.
In other words, Word Salad meant not to tick off Goldman Sachs or her friend Alice Walton.
"Charter schools are an exaggeration. They're an issue, but they tend to sort of encapsulate underrepresented students than they do the religious establishment."
I do not mean to ask this is a nasty way, but here goes: You are probably not in the South. In Florida, religious schools have pounced on this to slash our already low public school funds. The same is true throughout the South.
and finally, this:
"It is actually quite fortuitous that Clinton lost in 2008 (for her legacy). The anti-Bush Presidency was doomed to be transitory. Obama's presidency will be seen as mediocre by many historians. The one that follows will be seen as greatness."
If Obama's presidency is seen as Mediocre, it is because he did not do what we asked him to do: move BEYOND Clinton. He picked Clinton aides for his cabinet, and chose Clinton centrism and bipartisanship, not realizing that the left was already weary of that, and the right would never ever accept him if he were to move far to the right of Grover Norquist. However, the ACA will take care of that, as will the death of Osama Ben Ladin (the onlyl real victory we have scored against Al-Q.)