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In reply to the discussion: Thomas Franks, the Clintons and "phony" Democratic populists in the New Gilded Age [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)for a year or so. It tastes good when it goes down, but it doesn't keep your body healthy.
Clinton's policies, his deregulation, NAFTA, tax legislation, etc. (and some of it was due to a Republican Congress, I'll grant you that, but the repeal of Glass-Steagall, the law permitting consolidation in the media, TV and radio, and many other bills that Clinton signed contributed to the making of the crash of 2008 and the media parroting of lies, lies, lies in the build-up to the Iraq War.
The Clintons are not the worst people in the world, but we can do better.
And from a pragmatic point of view, Hillary does not have the charm that Bill had, and unless the Republicans pick a real loser, I think she will have a tough time winning the hearts of Americans.