Why is Barack Obama attacking Hillary Clinton on NAFTA when his voting record on trade since he’s been in the Senate is essentially identical to Clinton’s voting record on trade? Obama went on record that he was supporting NAFTA expansion months ago. In fact, as David Sirota reported at the time, Obama was “the first presidential candidate to officially declare his/her support for the NAFTA expansion moving through the Congress.” Sirota wrote: Sphere: Related Content
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Hillary’s Stance on the Iraq War
I’ve noticed recent comments on this blog (in response to Pamela Leavey’s articles and also Stuart O’Neill’s article) condemning Hillary Clinton for her initial vote for the Iraq war and for her subsequent treatment of it. Yet, I often find, when I discuss this issue with people, that few are informed about her initial vote and her subsequent treatment of the subject. Some time ago, I wrote a blog entry for my blog on the Hillary Clinton web-site that...
It’s The Economy… And So Many Other Issues
In the past few weeks since I announced here that I was endorsing Hillary Clinton, I spent a fair amount of time defending my reasoning. The bottom-line is that I see Hillary Clinton’s positions on the issues as the strongest positions on those issues and I feel she has the experience, the wisdom and the overall capability to push these issues through Congress. She’s proven her ability to work across party lines and get things done in the Senate. I’ve...
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