This New York Times article suggests that 2017 is going to be a lot like 2009: Should she win the presidency, Hillary Clinton would quickly try to find common ground with Republicans on an immigration overhaul and infrastructure spending, risking the wrath of liberals who would like nothing more than to twist the knife in a…
The difference is she has fought for every win, her whole life, and managed to get things done. Sometimes with Repubs. She’s way smarter than most of us, including Mr. Nice Blog. If anyone can do it, she can.
The question is not whether she can get any wins against the Rs. We all know that is impossible. She’ll do like Obama and pretend to offer compromises to them, but that is just her cover for abandoning progressive economic goals and promises
All I can say is consider the source. The issues raised are my chief concerns with a Clinton presidency. I’m assured by her strongest supporters that that won’t be the case. But anything that comes from a main stream shit fish wrapper that the Post has become must always be taken with enough salt to risk a hypertensive episode. Media is only interested in horse races, horse races sell ad space. And as we all know that’s modern Amerikan politics, it’s all about the money.