Interviewed between campaign appearances in Los Angeles on Thursday, she said those problems were also keeping the United States economy from growing as quickly as it could.
“If you go back and look at our history, we were most successful when we had that balance between an effective, vigorous government and a dynamic, appropriately regulated market,” Mrs. Clinton said. “And we have systematically diminished the role and the responsibility of our government, and we have watched our market become imbalanced.”
She added: “I want to get back to the appropriate balance of power between government and the market.”
Ooo! I'm swooning! And look, I hear she's mean to Republicans!
But wait, I need to think about this. Last time a Clinton was in office the highest national priorities were balanced budgets and free trade- a retreat of government. How can a candidate who's running on 90s nostalgia implicitly advocate a break from the 90s?
Maybe Clinton's a one-night stand. Notice throughout the piece just how vague her promises for aggressive government are. Clinton still thinks the only way to make policy is by giving out tax credits- not the way a committed believer in the power of government ought to behave. And you know who else was mean to Republicans? Bill Clinton. The Clinton way in politics is to leave just enough rhetorical flexibility for her to make her break to the center upon becoming the nominee or while governing.
You can see them gearing up for it. They call Obama weak on fiscal responsibility and accuse him of wanting to raise taxes on the "working families" who make over $94,000 a year. Yet guys like Paul Krugman and Sean Wilentz aren't inspired to write column after column documenting Clinton's appropriation of right-wing and centrist claptrap.
Liberals: Clinton's going to use us and abuse us. She doesn't really like us and she never will.
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