Clinton's big-government vision is really no different than that envisioned by the neoconservatives so loathed by the left. Clinton, remember, not only voted for the Iraq war, she still hasn't conceded she was wrong to do so, and has made no promise to end it any time soon. Hillary Clinton voted for both the Patriot Act and its reauthorization. She voted for building a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border. She voted to loosen restrictions limiting the federal government's ability to wiretap cell phones. In the past, she has supported a robust role for the federal government in enforcing "decency" standards in television and music. She teamed up with Sen. Rick Santorum on a bill calling for the federal government to restrict the sale of violent video games. "I'm a strong believer in executive authority," Clinton has said. "I wish that, when my husband was president, people in Congress had been more willing to recognize presidential authority."
Doesn't this sound like a neocon to you?
2007-11-20
15:15:45
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Bigsky_52
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Are you saying that Hillary Clinton did NOT team up with a senator named Rick Santorum in 2005 to push a bill imposing a $5,000 penalty on retailers who sell to underage consumers video games that are rated “M” (for mature) or “AO” (adults only) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board? Is that what you're saying? Because it sure is EASY to look that up. Really. Try it.
2007-11-20
15:32:01 ·
update #1