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In reply to the discussion: Lest we forget what the era of Bill Clinton's Presidency was like. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)22. In the 2008 primary, Hillary fully embraced Bill's acts and omissions, though she's now "evolved"
on even that. In the 2016 primary, she's sought to distance herself from his administration, as well as from her own acts, omissions, words, votes, etc.
One can only pray enough people see her "evolutions" for what they are.
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Neither Clinton is a bit shy about taking credit for things Ted Kennedy accomplished.
merrily
Mar 2016
#6
I call bs. Link to any post where I've misattributed or usurped credit. Or slink.
merrily
Mar 2016
#36
Tax and fee hikes by Reagan and Poppy, combined with ending "welfare as we know it"
merrily
Mar 2016
#10
Is there a point to your ad hom Reply 13, other than you can't refute anything in my post?
merrily
Mar 2016
#16
EXCELLENT POINT. I and millions of other Americans wuz robbed to help create that
merrily
Mar 2016
#21
Signed into law almost as soon as Bill Clinton became President - legislation that had been vetoed
karynnj
Mar 2016
#38
In the 2008 primary, Hillary fully embraced Bill's acts and omissions, though she's now "evolved"
merrily
Mar 2016
#22
Yes and his main guy on Social Security cuts, etc. was Bowles of Simpson Bowles, aka the
merrily
Mar 2016
#15
Never said it was a perfect record and the claims about NAFTA's job losses have been refuted
Jitter65
Mar 2016
#33
As long as we're on precursors to the post 911 Dummya years, how about bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iraq?
merrily
Mar 2016
#18
Those already exist, paid for by Saudis, among others, but are well-whitewashed.
merrily
Mar 2016
#28
It's also important to remember that came in the context of GOP attacks about "Willy Horton"
BainsBane
Mar 2016
#47