However, right off the top of my head, when I think of Hillary Clinton, I think of many of the same contradictions that plagued her husband and his presidency. He wanted to inspire people, and I remember that he reminded a lot of people (myself included) as a kind of version of JFK. However, he lacked the integrity to make such comparisons stick, having earned the reputation as "Slick Willy." He was considered by some blacks as "the first black president," even though some of his policies actually hurt blacks, and he was a member of an unofficially, exclusive whites-only golf club. He championed the middle class, although his presidency came under fire by both Bernie Sanders and Vice President Joe Biden for devastating the middle class. He held tremendous promise among environmentalists, as finally a Democrat was going to be in the White House, and with noted environmentalist Al Gore serving as Vice-President, yet his administration was, by and large, disappointing for a lack of action on environmental issues. He claimed to have paid 60% of the national debt, although all he did was transfer these balances to other, short term loans, which meant that the nation as a whole still owed the same amount of money.
There are plenty of other contradictions, of course. If I were to try and remember or unearth them all, this would be a book-length blog, and that is not at all my intention. But suffice to say, probably the best way to sum up his contradictions is to remind everyone that he was sometimes known as being 'Republican light."
Hillary is very much the same, and too reminiscent of these contradictions. Again, without digging into research too much, there are certain contradictions with her and her policies that bother me too much to garner any real enthusiasm for what a Hillary Clinton presidency would be like. Once upon a time, she was resolved to make a universal, affordable healthcare system a reality, now she and her supporters mock Bernie Sanders and his supporters for advocating the same thing, all while taking millions of dollars from private health insurance corporations. She claims to be the "real progressive" in the Democratic race, although just months ago, she proudly hailed herself as a moderate, back when she assumed that she had the nomination in the bag. Taking a page from Sanders, she blasts big corporations and banks, although again, she takes millions of dollars from them, including speaking fees. She was supposedly a liberal voice criticizing George W. Bush and his policies, although she supported him with the Iraq invasion (which is probably the biggest foreign policy disaster in recent American history), supported the PATRIOT Act, and the bank bailout in 2008.
These things really, really bother me about her, and there is the perception that she will say and do anything to get elected. That is why it is hard to take her seriously when she suggests that she is the "real progressive" in this race, as there is little real unquestionable evidence to back that up.
But don't take my word for it. Here are a couple of fairly extensive links that illustrate further just how different she and Sanders are, and just how deep the contradictions with Hillary Clinton run:
The Definitive, Encyclopedic Case For Why Hillary Clinton is the Wrong Choice By Mass Southpaw Monday Feb 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton, Corporate America and the Democrats' Dilemma Sunday, 21 February 2016 00:00 By David Niose, Truthout | Op-Ed:
This is a very alarming article that shows that Hillary Clinton was funded by the same sources as Jeb Bush, which is further proof that the two-party system simply does not work and fails Americans, as they are both controlled by the same corporate special interests:
JUST IN: Records Uncovered By Daily Beast Show Jeb Bush And Hillary Clinton Are Funded By The Same 17 Mega Donors FEBRUARY 17TH, 2016 NATALIE THONGRIT:
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