HRC is claiming 35 yrs of experience. Claiming that she is the MOST qualified candidate. All this is based primarily on her experience as First Lady. Unlike the the others running, such as Govenors, Senators etc - for whom we have records such as their stance on issues, how they voted etc - we have nothing on HRC.
The only thing we know is that her national health care plan attempt failed badly (and it wasn't for partisan reasons, Congress was controlled by the Dems at that time). I have heard she was in charge of the botched attempt to choose an Attorney General, Zoey Baird (failed due to nanny-gate scandal), Kimba Wood (same as Baird), finally giving us Janet Reno and Waco & Elian Fonzales debacles.
So, since she wants to run on her superior experience as First Lady (we don't need any of her Senate stuff, we've got that like with the other candidates) IMO it seems fair to ask her to support her claims with published records. Ultimately I suppose this will be decided by the voters as I don't expect her to release her WH records. I don't see why she doesn't cherry pick some, is there nothing any good?
Originally posted by: senseamp
Only if the other candidates release their papers from their previous positions.
Seems to me like GOP is a party of no ideas interested only in fishing expeditions on the Clintons.
You guys had your chance to lead this country, you botched it so bad, only a fool would vote Republican.
The other candidates have plenty of records, that's why & how we see the flip flops etc. Moreover, nobody AFAIK is asking anything more about her Senate experience. She is unique in claiming superior experience due to being First Lady, which requires no voting records etc.
Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
I voted yes because it is a poorly posted poll. (Say that five times fast)
This is not a simple yes/no situation no matter how much the GOP would make it seem. Also, fair is fair as SenseAmp pointed out....ALL candidates that have held public office (read: everyone) should have their records released whether Senator, Congressperson, Governor or Mayor (R or D) according to your poll.
Everybody else has plenty of records available, whether Senator, Congressman, or Mayor. Again, HRC is unique in that her claims are backed up by exactly zip in public records (other than perhapes some for the health care plan).
Originally posted by: OrByte
we should have the exact same access to her records as we do to President Bush.
You're mixing apples & oranges. Nobody is trying to investigate HRC. The procedure & purpose for records in an investigation are different than a campaign. It's a whole other situation.
She could just cherry pick if she chooses. Can't legitimately do that in an investigation.
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