Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid

The Hildabeast in her native environment...

At least the Hildabeast has a major donor named Victor Pinchuk, a Ukrainian with business ties to Iran.
I see a new campaign slogan, "Obama and Hillary, paving the way for future Socialists."

How good is the memory of the voting public?

Go Martin O'Malley! Go Lincoln Chaffey!

Silver lining: Frank Luntz trivia: Not for 75 years has a party held onto the White House if the current president's ratings are below 50%. Barack's are at 46% right now.

It's been proven twice since 2008 that about half of American voters don't put accomplishments all that high when it comes to selecting the POTUS. Unless Hillary decided to get a sex change this year, her lack of accomplishments will matter not.

In citing Clinton's time as first lady, he omits, for example, Clinton's role in the passage of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which expanded health insurance for children in lower-income households. Will also ignores her pivotal role in the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which eased processes allowing the removal of children from abusive situations.

Clinton also helped to create the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women and used her platform to raise the issue of abuse against women internationally
mediamatters.org/blog/2015/03/29/george-...on-has-no-ach/203078


She spearheaded investigations into mental illness plaguing veterans of the Gulf War; we now have a term for it – Gulf War Syndrome.

At the Department of Justice, she helped create the office on Violence Against Women.

She was instrumental in securing over $21 billion in funding for the World Trade Center redevelopment.

Took a leading role in the investigation of health consequences of first responders and drafted the first bill to compensate and offer the health services our first responders deserve (Clinton’s successor in the Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand, passed the bill).

Was instrumental in working out a bi-partisan compromise to address civil liberty abuses for the renewal of the U.S. Patriot Act.

Proposed a revival of the New Deal-era Home Owners’ Loan Corporation to help homeowners refinance their mortgages in the wake of the 2008 financial disaster.

Was a major proponent of sensible diplomacy which brought about a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, and brokered human rights with Burma.

Oversaw free trade agreements with our allies such as Panama, Colombia, and South Korea.
Was the most traveled Secretary of State to date.

You do not have to support what she does or stands for. But do not say she doesn’t have any accomplishments. The conservatives who say this are the ones who are pushing for Ted Cruz – who brought on a $24 billion shut down. That, to them, is an accomplishment?
www.addictinginfo.org/2015/04/13/heres-a...she-doesnt-have-any/

www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/achievements.asp

This grocery list requires that each item be individually addressed. Let us start with Number One:
"In citing Clinton's time as first lady, he omits, for example, Clinton's role in the passage of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which expanded health insurance for children in lower-income households. Will also ignores her pivotal role in the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which eased processes allowing the removal of children from abusive situation.

What exactly was her "role" and later her "pivotal role" in these Acts? Did she sponsor this legislation? No she was not in the Senate. Whom did she influence as the wife of the President?

Number Two:
She spearheaded investigations into mental illness plaguing veterans of the Gulf War; we now have a term for it – Gulf War Syndrome.
She "spearheaded"(rather sexist terminology) investigations, Like those concerning Bengazi? Did she coin the term Gulf War Syndrome if so then Bengazi Syndrome should logically follow.
We will visit her other "accomplishments after having allowing reflection on these first two.

Wouldn't being a first lady, getting elected US Senator for NY, and becoming Secretary of State be considered significant accomplishments?

Then again, I think most all Presidential candidates have previously been elected to some office before, though off the top of my head I don't recall Ross Perot to have done so.

Perhaps Toad could enlighten us as to the "accomplishments" of his preferred candidate rather than just hatin' on Obama or Clinton? Can you point to any GOP candidate that remotely has any qualifications or accomplishments. Other than being under indictiment or investigation (Walker, Perry, Christie, all being investigated or indicted).

Not that it matters as the Koch Bros. announced today that Scott Walker would be anointed as the GOP candidate as their personal choice of sycophant. It looks like he will be the beneficiary of their almost $1 billion in "speech" that they have announced that they would spend in the 2016 election.

www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/201...r-scott-walker/?_r=0

Even though this college dropout has shown himself to be a total nincompoop in regard to foreign policy, all that matters is that he is willing to march to the orders of his masters.

I do find it interesting that recent polls show that he would not even carry Wisconsin. But with nearly a billion dollars to run negative ads will probably change that.


Way too early for polls to have any viability, but it is interesting that the latest CNN national poll released today had these results:

Clinton 56% vs Bush 39%
Clinton 58% vs Christie 39%
Clinton 55% vs Rubio 41%
Clinton 58% vs Huckabee 37%
Clinton 58% vs Paul 39%
Clinton 60% vs Carson 36%
Clinton 59% vs Walker 39%
Clinton 60% vs Cruz 36

On a positive note, Hillary is consistent.