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Igel

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13. Timing matters.

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 08:03 PM

Jul 2015

No, nobody screamed over Colin Powell.

On the other hand, regulations and policy tightened up over time. When policy changes, it's the new one you follow, not the old one.

If you're building a power plant in 2015 you don't say it's all good because it meets 1975 codes and regulations.

How's that going to work when she's elected? "I didn't follow policy, so I'm not going to be a hypocrite and expect my cabinet members to follow policy"? Or "I didn't follow policy, but they'd damned well better"? Or maybe, "I didn't follow policy, but since I'm unbelievably lucky it worked out better than if I did follow policy. So I'm just going to count on luck for my presidency, policy be ... Well, whatever"?

That said, I'm more for HRC than BS. (BBS?)

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If Condoleeza Rice had pulled these email shenanigans, I would've said "This Stinks To High Heaven!" [View all] uhnope Jul 2015 OP

Clinton is not the only SOS to use personal emails...why are we still talking about this? Evergreen Emerald Jul 2015 #1

Because of her untrustworthy numbers. Motown_Johnny Jul 2015 #9

So perception makes reality? Gossip creates fact? nolabear Jul 2015 #14

OK Motown_Johnny Jul 2015 #16

The Bush admin caught hell for using private email accounts when news came out in 2007 arcane1 Jul 2015 #2

you do realize that is the republican nationa committee e-mail not a private one, I.e. sharing all hollysmom Jul 2015 #4

The point is that it was not official or authorized n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #5

but that is only one part - it is a party organization, not a private one. More people have hollysmom Jul 2015 #6

+1 LittleBlue Jul 2015 #15

The state department disposed of e-mails after 6 months, hollysmom Jul 2015 #3

Yeah, she turned them over, except for the ones she didn't turn over. Flatulo Jul 2015 #7

because she has so much to hide - Benghazi!!! hollysmom Jul 2015 #8

Because you never quite get a straight answer with the Clintons. Flatulo Jul 2015 #10

well that is not a logical argument, but an emotional one. hollysmom Jul 2015 #11

Well Colin Powell did & I don't hear anybody screaming... Little Star Jul 2015 #12

Timing matters. Igel Jul 2015 #13