- Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:18 pm
#30473
Damn, she's distancing herself from Obama in prep for a 2016 run and burning all bridges with and his croonies.
Today, too many in our politics choose scorched earth over common ground. Many of our public debates are happening in what I like to call an evidence-free zone, where ideology trumps data and common sense," she said. "That is a recipe for paralysis, not progress."
Recalling shutdowns during the mid-1990s, Clinton noted that her husband unlike Obama, worked with then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich to find a way to reopen the government. Neither side got everything it wanted, she said, but it led to a balanced budget and economic growth.
- By johnforbes