California Conservative

The fact that the Des Moines Register endorsed Hillary shouldn’t shock anyone. The thing that struck me is their obvious liberal bias. That isn’t to say that I didn’t expect them to be biased. I did. Here’s the part that struck me:

Beyond their personal appeal, the candidates have outlined ambitious policy proposals on health care, education and rural policy. Yet these proposals do little to help separate the field. Their plans are similar, reflecting a growing consensus in the party about how to approach priority issues.

The choice, then, comes down to preparedness: Who is best prepared to confront the enormous challenges the nation faces, from ending the Iraq war to shoring up America’s middle class to confronting global climate change?

It’s obvious that the DMR didn’t consider foreign policy beyond losing the war in Iraq a serious challenge. They didn’t talk about shutting down illegal immigration. They didn’t consider the GWOT one of the “enormous challenges” facing the US.

What type of newspaper thinks that global climate change is a bigger challenge than killing jihadists or stopping illegal immigration? I can understand how these are important issues to Democratic caucusgoers but I can’t understand why these issues are important to anyone that’s seriously studied global warming. Here’s another laughable section of their endorsement:

The job requires a president who not only understands the changes needed to move the country forward but also possesses the discipline and skill to navigate the reality of the resistant Washington power structure to get things done.

That candidate is New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The only thing that Hillary is disciplined in is in attacking political opponents. She isn’t a centrist, meaning that she’d gridlock Washington like no other politician in recent history. I’d further suggest that Hillary hasn’t displayed any skills on the art of compromise.

I’d also argue that Hillary doesn’t understand what’s best for America. She’d raise taxes even while the economy weakens.That’s a disaster waiting to happen. She hasn’t talked about entitlement reform, which must be dealt with in the next 6-8 years. In fact, the only ‘reform’ that she’s interested in is with HillaryCare, which is another disaster waiting to happen.

The bottom line is that Hillary’s policies shouldn’t be taken seriously.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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