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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