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Hillary fights harder on the campaign trail than she does on the Senate floor.
In her years as a Senator, I've never seen Hillary really fight for a piece of legislation as defiantly as she fights for her own ambitions. I've never seen her spearhead a strong coalition on a much contested bill. The Sen. Clinton in the Senate tries not to make any waves. She's never first to speak out against what is popular opinion.
We have to reconcile how candidates behave when they're running for office and how they are when they're in office.
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I pointed that out last summer when she first started on the "I'm a fighter" bullshit. I kept wracking my brain trying to figure what votes she took a stance on, when she didn't roll over for the mean ol' GOP.
May 12, 2008 11:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Voters fall for fictional narratives way too easily. I may know more about her lack of passion in the Senate because I'm from New York.
I'm a little tired of people assuming everyone just hates Hillary as if it were unwarranted or a conclusion arrived at without thought.
First of all, I don't hate Hillary. I don't favor her style of politics and I don't believe she has a vision for the country.
Only herself.
FWIW
May 13, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, she fought for that flag burning bit...
Hillary Clinton is my Senator, and I don't approve of her job performance.
May 13, 2008 7:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
Contrast between what she cares most about, the people who elect her, or her own legacy and ambitions. I submit that her fight early on over healthcare was more about her getting something done as first lady than anything else. I base that off how she now takes more money from the health care lobbyist at a time when everyone is screaming about corporate contributions.
May 13, 2008 9:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
If your so sure he's won why are you still hammering her? Are you seriously saying that Hillary hasn't accomplished anything in her career and anything that she has done is tinted in her ambition?
So, if you know he has it wrapped up. Get off of her. Or maybe, you don't think he has it wrapped up?
May 13, 2008 10:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
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