We believe Hillary Clinton should be in jail right now … not issuing pronouncements on U.S. economic policy as part of her presidential bid.
Seriously: This woman is bad news.
Nonetheless, we find ourselves in the rare position of agreeing with Clinton this week after she flip-flopped on a major economic issue. After numerous previous statements of support, Clinton is now opposing U.S. president Barack Obama‘s crony capitalist trade deal: Obamatrade (a.k.a. the “Trans-Pacific Partnership,” or TPP).
“As of today, I am not in favor of what I have learned about it,” Clinton said.
Why the reversal? Two reasons: First, Clinton is trying to get back in the good graces of Big Labor – which has bailed on her due in no small part to her support for the controversial trade deal. Second, she’s hoping to put U.S. vice president Joe Biden in a box in the event he decides to announce a presidential campaign of his own – making him come out in opposition to a proposal championed by the Obama administration (of which he is a part).
We don’t care about the Democratic presidential politics at play here … we care about the outcome.
This bought-and-paid-for special interest bonanza – pushed by Obama and liberal “Republicans” in Congress – would be disastrous for a U.S. economy still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession.
This website has blasted Obamatrade from the beginning – documenting how the agreement would be bad for America (see HERE and HERE) and especially bad for early-voting South Carolina (HERE and HERE). More specifically, we’ve exposed several of the backdoor dangers of advancing such a deal (see HERE and HERE), while ripping the secrecy surrounding its negotiations (HERE) and obliterating the myth that it in any way, shape or form represents “free trade” (HERE).
On the “Republican” side, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina have been among the most vocal opponents of “Obamatrade,” while emerging GOP establishment candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been its most vocal cheerleader.
Rubio, in fact, cast the decisive vote in the U.S. Senate to give Obama fast track authority to pass this abomination …
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A phone rings at the Front Desk and the clerk answers, “Yes, Mr. Clinton, may I help you?”
Bill says, “Yes, I’m in room 858, the Presidential Suite. You need to send someone to my room immediately. I’m having an argument with Hillary and she says she’s going to jump out the window.”
The desk clerk says, “I’m sorry Mr. Clinton, sir, but isn’t that a personal matter.”
Bill replies, “Listen you idiot. The window won’t open… and that’s a damn maintenance matter.”
haw – haw! another new one for my files!
Bill Clinton goes to a psychic who tells him: “Prepare yourself to be a widower … Your wife is about to die a violent death.”
He takes a deep breath and replies: “Will I be acquitted?”
God!!! She’s about as worthless as tits on a bull. About as worthless as Tango on a blog.
No upvote from me on this one, Rocky!
I’m a Dem, and she’s just getting so weak. The lies, the flip-flop, pandering to Sanders voters. It’s like she knows Joe’s in and she’s gonna lose.
I’m starting to get a little concerned about you – thinking the trio of flip and GT and erneba have finally gotten to you!
I have to agree. He is starting to sound like that fake committee Trey Gowdy was chairing.
Trey looks like an SNL character.
SNL is still on ? pfft who knew
Nope. Just never was Hillary fan. A little too left for me.
Come on man, nothing is as worthless as Tango on a blog. Don’t blow things out of proportion.
President-elect Clinton sure has you folks all worked up – I sense another outbreak of something similar to Obama Derangement Syndrome . . .
I was hoping that the Republicans developed antibodies to Clinton Derangement Syndrome, but it appears this new strain is twice as worst as the last one.
My main man Bernie Sanders was against this from the beginning! Sanders/Warren 2016!!!!!
Wow. She’s approaching Trump-like levels of flip-flopping.
She’s trying to copy my style to get the dumb Democrat vote to beat Sanders. I told her it was a bad idea. Getting the dumb vote takes a lot more skill. She just needs to lay back and let me ruin the election for Republicans.
Just the simple fact that the bill is not available in full print to the public and is and has been purposely shrouded from public is enough to make anyone with a brain say “No” at least until it’s unveiled.
There’s a reason it’s been kept secret, and you can bet it’s not a good one.
On a side note, Rubio’s wife is hot.
Screw the “Ruling Class”! Hillary is at the TOP of the list!
No more Clintons, No more Bushes, No more Harrells, No more Peelers, No more Ravenels, No more Wilsons!
They represent themselves, their friends and contributors. The taxpayers are their LAST concern and are only focused on when they need more of our money to piss away.
As Secretary of State it was her job to negotiate the best deal she could, present it to the President, and support his decision. Now that she is a private citizen she can say what she wants. By the way there have been changes to the agreement since she left office.
But the truth is. This is a Republican style free trade agreement, like NAFTA. Great for multinational Corporations and bad for American workers. Anyone worried about the average American should oppose it, which is why Sanders did. Trump opposed it. If Obama did not support this agreement, the GOP would be all over this as most of them are. Rubio supported it before he did not support it. His corporate masters let him changes his position until the elections is over. But if he drops out of the election he will support it again. Jeb also supported it before he didn’t. Again all politics.