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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Found in released emails--Bernie to SOS Clinton [View all]rosesaylavee
(12,126 posts)42. Either she was leading her Dept while there on this
or she wasn't leading her department while there on this. How could she NOT be aware of who was consulting on this very important issue? Activists were handcuffing themselves to the White House gates, pipelines, marching, writing letters. The interest in this was extremely high.
What I would have preferred, and what I think most would have expected from a SOS was that this study be based on the facts of the issue, not the financial rewards for a the industry.
This issue is when I finally came to terms with and realized that the Hillary Clinton that I had admired in the 90s really did not exist.
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Interesting point about Bernie not being a cringe-worthy candidate by any stretch of the imagination
JudyM
Mar 2016
#21
Considering that she has said she is open to compromise with Republicans over restricting
tblue37
Mar 2016
#35
Actually, there were threads over a week ago quoting her comment about being open
tblue37
Mar 2016
#38