2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Enough of the bull$hit. It's not that HRC and cronies think Bernie can't get single payer passed [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,164 posts)Way back before Hillary even committed to running for President the first time she began her relationship with the big pharma and medical insurance industries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/nyregion/12donate.html?_r=0
As she runs for re-election to the Senate from New York this year and lays the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2008, Mrs. Clinton is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from doctors, hospitals, drug manufacturers and insurers. Nationwide, she is the No. 2 recipient of donations from the industry, trailing only Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a member of the Republican leadership.
It was a carefully planned philosophical switch. She was lambasted and humiliated by the GOP and the press with her more liberal medical insurance plans while being First Lady. So she turned on a dime, and decided it was best to change the system from within. I don't think she was evil for doing that, she honestly thought she was getting nowhere and made a decision to join em instead of fighting em. But she has painted herself into a corner now, and through the years that corner has gotten smaller and smaller, as she has accepted more and more $. I think deep down she supports Bernie's vision of single payer, but sadly, she is now beholden to the enemy.