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In reply to the discussion: Hillary, DLC/Third Way, Neocons, PNAC, Etc. [View all]BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Bernie Sanders is considered a Republican or Republican-lite, but according to Hillary Clinton's accomplishments, she is truly a Democrat and anything but a Republican.
Here is a small list of her accomplishments:
"1: Although her major initiative, the Clinton health care plan failed, it certainly set the groundwork for the health care law we have today, the Affordable Care Act.
2: And she played a leading role in advocating the creation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides state support for children whose parents cannot provide them with health coverage.
3: She promoted nationwide immunization against childhood illnesses.
4: She also played a leading role in creation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act and the Foster Care Independence Act.
5: She encouraged older women to seek a mammogram for early detection of breast cancer (which is covered by Medicare) and successfully sought to increase research funding for prostate cancer and childhood asthma at the NIH.
6: She worked to investigate illnesses that were reportedly affecting Veterans of the Gulf War; now commonly known as Gulf War Syndrome.
7: And she created an Office on Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice.
8: She is also the first first lady to hold a post graduate degree, and she traveled to more countries than any other first lady had at that time."
There are far more accomplishments by Hillary as Senator and as SoS here.
Now, compare those accomplishments with any other First Lady in our history, and we can see that she stands head and shoulders above them and any Republican. So I don't see how anyone can compare Hillary Clinton to a Republican. I really can't.
Above all else, she's very electable, and she's leading in every poll against any Republican the Koch Bros and Fox "News" Channel is trying to propagandize for. With an eye on 23 seats that Republicans have to defend in 2016 and perhaps three seats on the U.S. Supreme Court, we can't afford to lose the White House to a Republican.