Hillary Rodham Clinton was, and a far as I can tell, still is a New Democrat. Being translated that means a Centrist who is a fiscal conservative, sympathetic to American civil liberties, and willing to implement moderate reforms. Despite the desperate attempts of the Republicans to paint her as a far left Democrat, the facts are she is a Centrist.
So the question is, does a Centrist have the willpower to effect the changes and reforms necessary to re-establish the middle-class, push through universal health coverage, and stop the drain of capital and jobs to overseas. Clearly, as her husband proved, a Centrist Democrat can shame the Republicans into balancing the budget. But Bill balanced the budget on the back of the middle-class, and when we were finally back in the black -- what happens? The neo-conservatives sweep into office and unload the surplus not on helpful domestic spending to assist the middle-class, but as a massive tax cut to the ultra-wealthy.
To get America back on track, there is going to have to be a certain amount of healthy class warfare in America. The question is, does a Centrist Democrat have the stomach for it?
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Very interesting post, and good question for thought. The middle class is increasingly carrying the burdon of the Nations expenses. We need someone in office who will reverse the trend of outsorcing and relieve the burdin on the middle class.
Some blogger recently said the liberals steal from the middle class and give to the poor, and the conservatives steal from the middle class and give to the rich. Given that fairly soon we are not going to have a middle class, I suggest that we simply take from the rich and give to everyone else. Yeah, Robin Hood!!!!!
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