Sunday, November 23, 2014

Hillary Clinton's Prescient Speech on an Imperial Presidency



Hillary Clinton knows abuse of power when she sees it.  Her husband’s administration flouted the law and basic human decency during his tenure.  Of course, Slick Willie’s transgressions were just “a rightwing conspiracy.”  Sure it was.

Pant Suit’s up close and personal experience in smearing political and personal opponents is legendary.  Hell, she accused President George W. Bush for pushing the bounds of the presidency.  He didn’t do anything remotely as skanky or unlawful as her husband.  Still, we have to give her credit for defining an imperial president.   The Washington Free Beacon relates:


“Unfortunately our current president does not seem to understand the basic character of the office he holds,” Clinton said of Bush in April 2008. “Rather than faithfully execute the laws, he has rewritten them through signing statements, ignored them through secret legal opinions, undermined them by elevating ideology over facts. Rather than defending the constitution, he has defied its principles and traditions.”

Eerily enough, Clinton’s jab at Bush more than six years ago is equally true of Obama today. Nevertheless, Clinton has continued to adhere to the Democratic party line and support the president as he takes “unconstitutional” action (his words) to advance his own progressive agenda.


“He has abused his power while failing to understand its purpose,” Clinton said in 2008. “This administration’s unbridled ambition to transform the executive into an imperial presidency in an attempt to strengthen the office has weakened our nation.”


Yet, Hillary Clinton is okay with Barack Obama’s power grabs.  Isn’t that interesting? 

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