An Unabashedly Liberal Hillary Clinton

[rpannier]

195. Let's look at some of these things then.

I would argue however, the past is an indicator

The things you talk about are important.
But why should people let Iraq go?
Why should one of the biggest debacles in U.S. history and post WW II history something that should be relegated to being in the past?
And who should get a pass? Everyone involved, some of the people, just Congress? Judith Miller? Should she get a pass now? Who deserves to be free of their involvement?

Most of those issues you posted about the vast majority of Democrats agree on
It's not like she is the only person who believes in all of those things

I would point out that in the past she has supported fracking which is detrimental to climate change.
At a lecture at Hamilton College she touted the benefits on fracking
In 2014 at the National Clean Energy Summit where she was keynote speaker, she referred to it as the 'Safe Bridge'
While she said she supported federal regulations she never pushed for any in the United States and pushed fracking in countries, like Bulgaria, where there is almost no regulation: The Global Shale Gas Initiative.
She hasn't stated an opinion on the Keystone Pipeline, so I'll leave that to when she does.
Though, the State Department did recommend that the Administration deny the permit in 2012 when she was Secretary of State. So, I think she probably opposes it.
Though I'm sure some people will claim it was some nefarious scheme to have it both ways. Bob Kibben, an opponent of the pipeline thinks she opposed it figuring the administration would ok it and she'd have cover.

I asked another Clinton supporter about her stances on
H1B Visa's. Does she support expanding them?
Waiting on the answer
According to CWA she has supported expanding the program in the past and never opposed expansion while in the senate or as Sec of State.
Like a lot of things in politics, I'd be curious if she has modified her position. I know and have read things from people who have supported something in the past and changed their positions later: Diane Ravitch and Charter Schools, the woman who opposed vaccines until her kids got whooping cough (story from Huffpo),

Free Trade Agreements, like TPP. Does she support them?
People she and her husband are close to like Larry Summers does.
There have been rumors that he'd find his way into her administration in some capacity related to economics
This is always going to be a tough one to get a clear grip on. As Sec of State she would have played an important role in the negotiations. Because the negotiations are kept secret, we are kind of left to guess what her position has been/is.

Does she think the repeal of the Banking Act of 1933 signed by Bill Clinton was such a hot idea
One of the provisions in the Banking Act was Glass-Steagall

Or the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Did she/ does she support that
This was the act that 'reformed' welfare services for the poor. Insisted on draconian things like workfare

She voted for Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001.
In fairness, only 14 Democrats and 2 Republicans had the good sense to vote against it. (Boxer, Dodd, Harkin, Durbin, Reed, Rockefeller, Feingold, Bill Nelson, Corzine, Wellstone, Dayton, Kerry. Kennedy, Sarbanes.) I was intrigued a bit that Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Brownback voted against it. 2 Republicans didn't vote on it.
Fortunately it failed. But it only did so because the Democrats added a provision to make it harder for anti-choice groups to discharge court fines related to felony convictions.
She said she voted for an overhaul to the bankruptcy system that would have made debt forgiveness more difficult for borrowers to obtain.
Clinton did not vote on the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. Though in 2008, she said she'd have voted No. The statement was derided by then Sen Obama who voted No.
There were 25 nays (All Democrats) and 1 not voting

As to moving on from her Iraq vote
I have friends who have lived in or have family that live/lived in the ME

They haven't moved on
Should they move on?
Should they say, 'What the hell! People we know lost their homes, our friends, everything we had. But we should just forget about it.'