Infinite MonkeysHow wonderful it is to see Hillary Clinton -- whom the MSM tries mightily to convince us is a centrist -- be straight with the American people about her socialist dreams.
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity.
The Democratic senator said what the Bush administration touts as an "ownership society" really is an "on your own" society that has widened the gap between rich and poor.
"I prefer a 'we're all in it together' society," she said. "I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none."
That means pairing growth with fairness, she said, to ensure that the middle-class succeeds in the global economy, not just corporate CEOs.
Hmmmm. Individual economic liberty? Or government-defined "fairness" -- which somehow always involves taking from the hard-working and prosperous to give to the less-so? I'll put my money on the former.
Hillary sure makes opposition research for her opponents easy. Do campaigns even pay big money for such research anymore in the age of Google? I'd do it for the eventual GOP candidate and ask for only beer as payment. Hell, I could do it while being as drunk as Kiefer Sutherland -- though even when tanked, I tend to remember I'm already smoking a cig before lighting up another one.
Posted by Dr. Zaius at May 29, 2007 12:35 PMI'm pretty sure what she really meant was "paring growth with fairness."
Good grief. I remember back in the 90's when I was doing some writing for a grassroots education reform group, I had to summarize some of the Clintons' education proposals. While the names and terms were familiar, the complete overhaul, total paradigm shift, was stunning in its scope. The whole system was to be remade, with early pigeonholing of students on career tracks, changing the nature of what diplomas mean, creating new levels of schooling, expanding the role of the school in the kids' daily lives, etc. It was almost a self parody.
Remember her comment about "redefining what it means to be an American"? She's a radical would-be social engineer, but the scariest part is the lack of any visible foundation, beyond platitudes and happy sounding intentions.
I have no doubts as to her leftist bona fides. It's particularly frightening that Obama gives her cover as a centrist.
Posted by: Monkey Brad at May 30, 2007 07:37 AM