2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I always knew that Hillary had it in her [View all]Carolina
(6,960 posts)I met her in 2003 at a book signing for Living History. Very cold and fake. I have since burned the book... it made for good winter time fire fodder.
I cannot believe what a staunch Clinton supporter I was during the nineties. Sadly, I learned that while we were distracted by the scandals and investigations, we were being screwed by Bill's assorted legacies: NAFTA, Telecommunications, Welfare Reform, Crime and the coup of coups ... reversal of FDR's Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act.
I was happy when $hillary carpet-bagged her way to a NY Senate seat even though I recognized that she did so largely because she was FLOTUS, had a very weak opponent, and the populace was pissed about repuke investigations of Bill. It was a perfect storm for her, but her tenure in the Senate was marked by aye votes for IWR, Patriot Acts 1&2, and Bush's Bankruptcy Bill. WTF? That's when I was done with her.
I won't even bother with her SoS disasters. The fact remains, she has shown poor judgment and a neocon bent that is neither Democratic nor democratic.