2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher says the primaries will destroy liberals. This is a poll on how you feel [View all]basselope
(2,565 posts)I always love Bill Maher and agree with im on MOST issues and while I appreciate what he is trying to say here.. I fear he missing some marks this time.
He is equating the attacking of Matt Damon and other people who misspeak but are really on OUR side with people's unwillingness to vote for a candidate that actually believe will be harmful to America. Maybe you believe that single payer healthcare is a TERRIBLE idea and it would lead to long wait times for life savings procedures. Maybe you believe free college would cheapen the value of that education and make an American college education weaker. Maybe you believe a candidate who takes millions from corporate interests will continue to serve those interests and keep the country on the slow road to hell we have been on since the 1970s.
For me, there is nothing Clinton could SAY that would get me to vote for her. I didn't vote for her husband, I didn't vote for Obama and I think the country would be better off today if Bill Clinton hadn't become president and Ross Perot had, just as I think the country would be better off today if Gore had been allowed his victory over bush. (I did vote for Gore).
Deregulation really started under Nixon, took a pause under Carter and then accelerated under Reagan/Bush/Clinton.
Clinton did the most harm with his "the era of big government is over" remarks b/c he validated everything the GOP had been saying for years, which was untrue. Big government saved us from a depression. Big government got us to the moon. Big government CAN do things if the people are invested.
There are a FEW good things in the ACA (Pre-existing condition elimination, no more lifetime maximums, etc.); However, it comes with SO MANY HUGE PROBLEMS that I don't want to build on it, b/c the base is terrible. The base of the ACA is that insurance should be provided by private insurance companies who get to profit. We may need it as a bridge to where we need to go.. but it is a terrible solution.
Clinton wants to be a 3rd Obama term? I don't WANT a 3rd Obama term.
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