Wall St. Republicans' dark secret

[NorthCarolina]

The darkest secret in the big money world of the Republican coastal elite is that the most palatable alternative to a nominee such as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas or Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky would be Clinton, a familiar face on Wall Street following her tenure as a New York senator with relatively moderate views on taxation and financial regulation.

“If it turns out to be Jeb versus Hillary we would love that and either outcome would be fine,” one top Republican-leaning Wall Street lawyer said over lunch in midtown Manhattan last week. “We could live with either one. Jeb versus Joe Biden would also be fine. It’s Rand Paul or Ted Cruz versus someone like Elizabeth Warren that would be everybody’s worst nightmare.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/wall-street-republicans-hillary-clinton-2016-106070#ixzz3rHWTYcXu

So, will American voters ultimately bless Wall Street moneyed interests with the general election candidates they want?

[nc4bo]

1. I bet not much has changed since this article was published. In fact,

It reads like a warning.

Who's interests will she protect Mainstreet or Wallstreet?

Can we trust her to protect us from Wallstreet's greed?

[NorthCarolina]

2. The fact that it was

published long before Wall St. even knew Bernie would be a factor in this election cycle is what really hit home with me. Hillary is their gal for sure. I recall Ed Rendell on Hardball back about the same timeframe as this article, and he was absolutely giddy over his prediction of Bush vs Clinton II for 2016.