I’m aware that Senator Hillary Clinton has been a special irritant for many of my side since her days of being First Lady / unelected co-President; I’m also aware that a case could be made that she deserves any little negative kharma that comes her way. Heck, I don’t even personally like the woman, based on what I’ve seen of her. But she was talking to a bunch of San Francisco Democrats about (in her opinion) necessary tax increases*; how did you expect her to frame the concept? In terms that the Cato Institute would have approved of?
So, no, I don’t think that she’s a Marxist or even a Socialist, just a Democratic politician (and, contrary to popular perception, the three concepts aren’t interchangeable) who was trying to explain a policy position of hers to a bunch of folks rather to the Left of her. The quote was pretty clear that she was telling her audience that they themselves were going to have to sacrifice for the common good – yes, yes, Ms. Rand, your loud and reflexive loathing of the very idea is noted for the record – and I’ve watched enough quotes from my side get mangled and/or taken out of context to be comfortable with assuming that a specific argument was meant to have universal significance. My personal opinions of the Senator from NY aside.
Mind you, if she starts talking like this in general, well, I’ll be less inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt…
(Via Tacitus: nothing personal, Bird Dog)
Moe
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