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I don't think that is true. If it were, why would the Republicans be hoping for phantasmagoric indictments and scandals to knock her out of the race?
She is clearly the most qualified -- I might say the only qualified -- candidate on the election. You may hate her, and she is far from my favorite person, but to deny her brilliance, grasp of policy, knowledge of government, experience in international affairs, etc, is simply disingenuous.
Trump, on the other hand, is a racist, bigoted, ignorant and unbalanced egotist. He is no conservative, and anyone who supports him is no conservative either. He's a demagogue and reactionary, and his supporters are no better than reactionary themselves.
demagogue and reactionary? shirley that was aimed at your girl.....unlike her bikini, it fits her to a teee
Because they can't keep stupid people from reproducing and creating more stupid people.
LOL. Fan boy Fra has it bad, don't he?
"to deny her brilliance, grasp of policy, knowledge of government,"
Care to list the top 5 legislative or policy successes originated by this brilliant woman? As a lawyer, First Lady and Senator, surely she has done hundreds of things to make life better for Americans. Picking out 5 is going to be difficult, I know. Just tell us the legislation she authored that improved the lives of Americans.
"experience in international affairs"
Syria, Egypt, Libya, Turkey, Iran, North Korea? Where has our American situation in the world improved during and after her tenure as Sec State? Just name the countries we have improved relations with because of her brilliance and experience.
As First Lady, after the failure of her healthcare initiative, she authored the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides healthcare for over 6 million children.
She worked on veterans' affairs, especially dealing with PTSD.
As US Senator, spearheaded and obtained funds for rebuilding the World Trade Center.
Drafted the bill to compensate First and Second responders for the health problems caused by 9/11.
As SecState:
Nuclear arms accord (START) with Russia.
I'd say she was an interim secretary. Some of her initiatives, such as nuclear negotiations with Iran, only bore fruit under Kerry. However, she advanced many humanitarian issues, such as women's rights and AIDS containment.
These are of course just the highlights. Perhaps you have done better.
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Wrong. Ted Kennedy patterned the SCHIP program after one that had been used in MA. Clinton had nothing whatsoever to do with writing the legislation, cosponsored by Kennedy and Orrin Hatch.
"She worked on veterans' affairs, especially dealing with PTSD."
So that's why we have 22 veterans killing themselves every day. Got it. And it only took her 8 years to do all of this? Wow.
"As US Senator, spearheaded and obtained funds for rebuilding the World Trade Center."
There must be some documentation of that somewhere. You'll have to find it though. Google can't find any figures for me. I do find where she received 1.1 million in campaign donations from the securities and finance industry, and 4.2 million through the DSCC from the finance sector, for her 2000 campaign for senate though.
"Drafted the bill to compensate First and Second responders for the health problems caused by 9/11."
What courage and brilliance. You know there had to be some serious resistance to helping first and second responders in the post 9/11 legislature. Powerful stuff right there.
"Nuclear arms accord (START) with Russia."
What groundbreaking brilliance! Why didn't we think of making a nuclear arms deal with Russia before? SALT 1 (1972), START 1 (1991), SORT (2002) Hmmm... Nixon, Bush 1, and Bush 2. Just plain brilliant I tell ya.
That alone disqualifies her from even running. She has been given clearance solely because she is Hillary and the Democrat nominee...
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I was hoping Henry was going to be proven right that she would not be on the ballot, but that is looking less likely now IMO.
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