2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What specific POLICY POSITIONS show Sec. Clinton to be "Not Liberal" or "Not a Democrat?" [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)at the last minute.
I realize that he voted for three strikes and mandatory minimums -- and he did that because the bill also contained provisions that would protect women.
I agree with him on gun control.
I do not support him because I think he is a pacifist, He isn't a pacifist, and he has clearly stated that.
I agree with his view on breaking up the banks and enforcing our laws on Wall Street.
I agree with virtually all of his stances on the issues.
I do not trust Hillary for many reasons and one of them is my gut feeling. I am a woman. I also trust Elizabeth Warren and Marcy Kaptur. I do not trust Hillary. Do you know anyone you don't trust? Because it is not always based on just what they say. It is based on a sense of who they are. I do not trust Hillary.
I am particularly critical of her about her vote on the Iraq War Resolution because I saw a video of her in a discussion with women from Code Pink who had been to Iraq and begged her not to vote for war. Her response to them was cold and as it turned out she was very wrong. She does not really listen to people. She makes a show of it but if you watch her she is only thinking of how she will respond and stick to what she thought before she talked to them.
She didn't just do that with Code Pink. She has done that with the Black Lives Matter People too. She just pretends to listen.
She does not have the temperament to be president. Both Obama and Bernie do. Bernie is actually a good listener. Hillary tries, but it is too difficult for her.