Posted on 05/23/2015 2:35:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
At a craft brewery in Hampton, New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton called out her Republican presidential opponents for sacrificing American jobs to appease the billionaire Koch Brothers and talk radio Tea Party extremists. In particular, Clinton criticized Republicans who want to dismantle the Export-Import Bank, which supplies loans and provides insurance to facilitate the sale of U.S. exports to international buyers.
A number of Republican presidential contenders have gone on record in favor of killing the Export-Import Bank, a move that could potentially eliminate a significant number of American jobs in the process. Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Texas Senator Ted Cruz have pledged to shut down the Export-Import Bank. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush also have publicly expressed opposition to the Export-Import Bank.
Clinton argued at the Smuttynose Brewery that the Republican hopefuls were pursuing a job killing policy simply to placate extremists in their party, from the wealthy Koch Brothers to the loud voices on right-wing AM talk radio.
She contended that the Republican candidates were afraid to stand up to the Tea Party and talk radio. She added:
"It is wrong that candidates for president, who really should know better, are jumping on this bandwagon. It’s embarrassing."
Texas Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling dismissed Clinton’s comments by arguing that if she cared about small businesses and jobs she would be a supporter of “trade promotion authority, pro-growth tax reform, the Keystone pipeline and real regulatory relief”.
Whatever one thinks of the Import-Export Bank, Hillary Clinton hit upon a theme that will probably become a defining motif during her campaign. Republican presidential candidates are so busy pandering to wealthy donors or vocal Tea Party activists, that they refuse to enact common sense policies that benefit ordinary American workers.
Republican candidates are so fearful of losing support on their right flanks that they cower in submission to the dictates of their billionaire backers, or to the angry voices on talk radio. Presidential candidates who are afraid to do the right thing, because it might offend the “wrong people”, probably should seek another line of work. America needs a President who can lead, not one who only knows how to follow.
...sacrificing American jobs to appease the billionaire Koch Brothers and talk radio Tea Party extremists. In particular, Clinton criticized Republicans who want to dismantle the Export-Import Bank... A number of Republican presidential contenders have gone on record in favor of killing the Export-Import Bank, a move that could potentially eliminate a significant number of American jobs in the process.Please note, she's only now on record in favor of the EIB because she was taunted by John Boehner, oh, and because she wants to be President. The online shill Brekhus doesn't mention in the above excerpt that Lizzie "Lieawatha" Warren is dead-set against extending the EIB, or that Zero said she doesn't know what she's talking about, or that he was called a sexist for criticizing Warren, and that those three steps have led to a partisan media shill flip-flop from Fauxahontas to Hitlery. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Bring back the exported jobs will produce the good economy we had. BTW Bush did the things that Jeb wanted and the only place Bush created jobs was in China. Look at what you buy and see where the jobs went. Tax cuts or green jobs is not going to cut it. The GOP is about to kick away another Presidentcy.
That’s the thing. If Hillary can get Republican candidates to argue about the minutiae of the issues, it depresses conservative turnout and she wins by default.
She does NOT want the debate to be about HER. She is using classic Alinsky techniques to project Obama’s failures onto Republicans and forcing them to own up to them and alienating conservatives.
HRC is a devoted follower of Saul Alinsky. None of the GOP candidates perhaps outside of Cruz understands this.
This is why Palin must run. She wouldn’t play Hillary’s game and would completely gut her like a salmon.
Hensarling is promoting a pro-middle class program.
You know that Hillary is in trouble when she blames the tea party.
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