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>> Actually even put in broader context I would say she certainly has >> socialist >> leanings. > >I agree... but in the same way that you could say that anybody that promotes >free market forces has "Machiavellian leanings". > >However this in no way makes her (as the post and other sources of the >information imply) either communist or Marxist. She may have socialist >leanings but she's still well within the mainstream of American politics; >she leans no more or no less than a broad spectrum of her constituents. > >She's without a doubt left of center... but a Marxist? > >She's definitely a social liberal who's for universal care (which almost by >definition means a lessening of personal responsibility). I don't know >enough to say if she's truly "anti-wealth" despite her view on these >specific tax cuts (a view which I agree with). > >In general our society has "socialist leanings". What are concepts like >minimum wage, guaranteed health care, bankruptcy protection, public school >standards, federal control of markets and monopolization if not socialist? >In fact I think that every first-world country has "socialist leanings" of >some kind or another - mostly in the areas of universal care and wealth >protection. > >Of course the United States isn't a socialist country despite these leanings >and neither is Hillary (or, as far as I can tell, any of the front-runners) >socialists. > >Maybe I'm just getting sick of (the mostly, but not exclusively, republican) >art of sound-biting people into little pieces but this struck a nerve. The >whole lapel-pin thing with Obama (can you believe Fox compared it to >Lewinsky scandal?); the fact that the senate spent so much time on the >"moveon.org" ad; the Charles case, etc. > >I'm generally disgusted by any demonization campaigns but the ones we've >been seeing for the past few years have been truly nauseating. > >Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243939 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
