Bill Clinton's Out of Touch Economically -- and That's a Big Deal

[LiberalArkie]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/bill-clintons-out-of-touc_b_6156310.html

He's eloquent, he's popular ... and he's out of touch with the daily lives of most Americans. Bill Clinton's economic worldview spells trouble, both for a party that's still reeling from defeat and for a nation where millions of people struggle just to make ends meet.

Hillary Clinton, the heavily-favored contender for the Democratic nomination, has made Bill's presidency and her role in it an essential part of her resume. But "Clintonism," the Wall Street-friendly economic ideology of a bygone era, has passed its sell-by date. The former president's latest remarks confirm that.

The 1990s are over. This is a different country now, both economically and politically. But the presumptive nominee's partner and most important colleague still holds views which are sharply at odds with both economic reality and the nation's mood. That's a big deal. His opinions could have a profound impact on our political and economic future.

If Hillary Clinton disagrees with the former president's views, she hasn't said so.


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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/bill-clintons-out-of-touc_b_6156310.html

[LiberalArkie]

1. He was out of touch with most Arkansans when he was atty gen and gov

[DonCoquixote]

2. The magic quote

to be used on anyone who keeps saying "why do ya assume Hillary will govern like her husband, she is her own person?"

If Hillary Clinton disagrees with the former president's views, she hasn't said so.

And you know damned well if she did, she might lose some people, but would attract others who would turn her into John of Arc meets Wonder Woman, especially once people like Oprah got involved! If that disagreement was a leftist turn, where she PUBLICLY disagreeed with stuff her hubby did, I would be on that bandwagon along with the rest!