Sane Republicans do exist, says Hillary Clinton. Even in the House of Representatives!
We know this because they voted to continue federal government operations by raising the debt limit. Or so Mrs. Clinton says. It’s just “common sense”!
Talking with Christiane Amanpour on CNN, last week, the former presidential candidate explained that these sane Republicans are “intimidated,” adding, “they oftentimes say and do things which they know better than to say or do.”
To get to common ground with these compromised GOP folks, however, the measures that intimidate them — while exciting their extremist, insane MAGA proponents — must be roundly defeated.
No compromise.
In times past, our representatives in Congress could work together; but back then, argues the former First Lady, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State, “there wasn’t this little tail wagging the dog of the Republican Party.”
That is, conservative representatives would kindly admit defeat every time the green light was given to more and more spending. Now they won’t cooperate.
It’s extremism, in Hillary’s judgment, to oppose the ceaseless growth of the warfare-welfare state.
But, Hillary being Hillary, she had a corker to unleash. “Maybe at some point there needs to be a formal de-programming of the cult members.”
Just like Mrs. Clinton to generously offer re-education camps to her opponents.
Followed by an admonition: “we have to be smarter.”
How is it smart (or sane) to continually grow the federal debt, its mere service now larger than the defense budget?
By talking about formally deprogramming MAGA extremists Hillary Clinton skillfully deflects her supporters’ attention from the real need: informally deprogramming their own insane debt-piling status quo mindset.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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