Reply #84: An HRC presidency will not be a restoration of the 1990's

[Mooney]

Not any more than W's presidency was a restoration of the Bush I/Reagan years.

The world and the country has changed a lot in 16 years, particularly since the tech boom ended. That can't be restored out of whole cloth just because a lot of the players from that period return to office. I agree with you that we need to un-fuck the country from the effects and policies of the last 7 years, but we're not going to be able to undo it retroactively. There are just too many new factors at play that didn't exist during the 1990's.

I also have to say that I really reject your premise that Senator Clinton has ever earned my vote. That's the attitude that her campaign is projecting, and it's a real turnoff. She's been my state's senator for seven years, and she still needs to make the case to me as to why I should vote for her. She's basically dead to me for her IWR vote anyway, a decision which, to me, pretty much undoes whatever progressive credentials she may believe she has, as well as any claims to having any kind of sense or judgement. If her claim is true, that she was "duped" by President Shit-For-Brains, then she is too stupid to hold elected office. However, I feel pretty confident that that vote was a calculated decision, whose purpose was basically political expediency. A lot of people are dead because of that vote, and I think that supercedes whatever positives she may have. It would take a LOT for her to earn my vote at this point, and she's simply not effectively making the case for herself.