2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Die-hard Bernie-ites are demonstrating how out of touch they are with true progressivism. [View all]Herman4747
(1,825 posts)regards to foreign policy? What precisely have we seen so far? Is Hillary's good buddy, the war criminal Henry Kissinger, most pleased with at least some of what Hillary has done?
Will she appoint liberal judges who will approve the break-up of the "too-big-to-fail" banks paying her off? Or will other judges instead be appointed?
You emphasize "doability." Do you truly think that any of Hillary's proposals have a greater chance of getting through the Republican-controlled House, and then surviving a filibuster in the Senate?
Bernie makes his proposals not with the notion that they will be immediately passed, but that they represent a desirable long-term goal. Do you not think that health care coverage for all is a desirable long-term goal?
Extending health care coverage was proposed by President Truman in 1945. Yet nothing happened until around 1964 -- the stars have to align perfectly in Congress and the Presidency for something decent to pass. Yet the very fact that President Truman had advocated for more health care coverage made it easier for Medicare, the extension of health care coverage, to come about later.
Final question for now: Do you forecast that Hillary's presidency will be an improvement or Obama's, or will it instead be a step back?