Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Senator Clinton on privatization

Conservatives like to claim that Hillary Clinton is actually pretty liberal.
Many in the mainstream media and elsewhere poo-poo the notion regularly.
But occasionally Senator Clinton slips up and perhaps shows us her real self.
For example, the other day there was this:

"WASHINGTON — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton promised retirees that if elected president she will not cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age or privatize the taxpayer-funded system. "This is the most successful domestic program in the history of the United States," Clinton said to applause from seniors gathered in Washington to push their policy agenda. "When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything."

Privatization---not the answer to "anything", hmmm?
I don't see anyone urging the re-regulation of the airline industry.