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The Clintons, Page 43

La Socialista Clintonista

From Hillary Clinton – v.2008, we’ve seen a lot of subtle “changes” take place in her efforts to win over more than just liberal voters. Over two years ago, the junior Senator from New York, whose name was already being thrown around in political circles as a possible contender for the Dem nomination for president, started laying the groundwork for that run by injecting into her speeches slight shifts in her positions on key conservative issues like faith-based initiatives as well as on open displays of faith, gay marriage, and abortion. We’ve also seen desperate attempts by Hillary to “cultivate relationships” with a military that despises her. She’s even changed her look a little, too......   [Read More]

The biggest reason to oppose the expansion of SCHIP

I’ve blogged before about the administration’s opposition to the growth of SCHIP on the grounds that it would expand eligibility to people who really shouldn’t be eligible (not to mention expand the size and scope of the federal government). Those are sound reasons to oppose the expansion of SCHIP, but there’s another argument against expanding SCHIP that tops them all: It would lead the way to socialized healthcare here in the US, something Democrat hopefuls for president Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, among others, have essentially called for (although they strongly reject the term “socialized healthcare” because they don’t like that it calls their plans for what they are). .....   [Read More]