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All the President’s Privileges

Jun 27, 2012 09:30

WHEN George W. Bush was president of the United States, it was an article of faith among liberals that many of his policies were not just misguided but unconstitutional as well. On issues large and small, from the conduct of foreign policy to the firing of United States attorneys, the Bush White House pushed an expansive view of executive authority ( Read more... )

george (h.)w. bush / bush family, foreign policy, opinion piece, usa, democrats, barack obama, republicans

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tiddlywinks103 June 27 2012, 01:26:15 UTC

This is the main reason my mother kinda hates him. Also because she wanted Hilary.

ms_maree June 27 2012, 01:32:06 UTC

Does she think that Hilary would have done any differently?

tiddlywinks103 June 27 2012, 01:36:00 UTC

Yep, political experience is a big thing with her, and I agree at this point, though I'm not as angry/enraged as she is about it. Also the factoring in of a woman in the White House not being called "First Lady".

ms_maree June 27 2012, 01:41:33 UTC

Interesting, I wonder if that's why we get to hear about tensions between Clinton and Obama.

tiddlywinks103 June 27 2012, 01:47:23 UTC

Maybe. I mean, Hilary obviously knows how to play the political game, and Obama has shown that he really doesn't, and it's probably frustrating for her to watch, deep down...

ms_maree June 27 2012, 01:51:15 UTC

It could also be that Obama's action might be undermining her work in foreign affairs.

Of course, this all pure speculation and the situation is probably more complex (ie, I feel Pakistan is complicit with many things), but it would be hard to be diplomatic and smooth over things while Obama is going around and bombing civilians in other nations.

If only to be a fly on the wall.

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