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In reply to the discussion: I'm a liberal progressive, & a newbie, so I didn't know 'til I got to DU that I am supposed to hate [View all]sendero
(28,552 posts).... "despises" her like they do Limbaugh or Cheney. There is a contingent here that doesn't want her in the White House, owing mainly to her corporatist and neocon tendencies.
Her husband either had a hand in or actively championed the following, ALL of which turned out to be disastrous for middle class and working class Americans. There is little doubt she had a hand in this also as it was widely considered at the time that she was very active Bill's decision making process. These were bad decisions for Americans and we don't need more of them.
NAFTA
"free" trade with China
the end of "welfare as we know it"
the Telecommuncations act
the repeal of Glass-Stegall (a particularly horrible idea that has had immeasurably bad results)
the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (set the stage for the shadow banking system that will eventually fail and take the whole economy with it)
Those are off the top of my head, there is more. With "friends" like this who needs Republicans? In my opinion, Clinton was every bit as bad to most Americans as Reagan, and that is NOT hyperbole.
Pretending that the opposition to a Clinton presidency is just some misplaced grudge or not based on reality is often done around here, but nobody who understands this record and what has come from it should have to further justify their opposition.