Concord NH Monitor: Clinton is the candidate who can do the job best

[riversedge]

And I certainly AGREE


My Turn: Clinton is the candidate who can do the job best

By MARTIN GROSS


http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/19652294-95/my-turn-clinton-is-the-candidate-who-can-do-the-job-best
For the Monitor


Saturday, November 28, 2015
(Published in print: Saturday, November 28, 2015)

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................. So the question becomes, which Democrat would do it best?

In politics, “best” isn’t necessarily “perfect” – nobody should expect perfection in a presidential candidate. But what we can and should expect is a proven record of confronting difficult issues, in a way that reflects the reality of our two-party political system. When our system works well, it operates on the principle of cooperation and compromise. Reasonable people can disagree on issues, yet succeed in reaching solutions through respectful engagement and discussion.

Hillary Clinton has proven she has that capability: a progressive candidate who has a history of accomplishments in every role she has assumed, whether as first lady, senator or secretary of state. In supporting her candidacy, we support a candidate who is determined to bridge the gap between parties and work for all Americans, not just the wealthy and well-connected.

While everybody may not agree with her on every issue, it is undeniable that she has demonstrated a mastery of a broad range of issues that currently confront our country. Her performance during the Democratic candidates’ debates, and during her 11 hours as a witness in the feckless Benghazi hearing make that clear. She will need no on-the-job training to understand what needs to be done in addressing problems presented by Russia, China and ISIS.

Hillary Clinton understands that we currently have a broken political system, where the wealthy and well-connected exert outsized influence on public policy. To restore the public’s trust in our democratic process, she has called for aggressive campaign finance reform to restore the voice of the common person in our political system. She has promised to do everything possible to overturn the Citizens United court decision, .............
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Hillary Clinton’s election will help move our country forward both domestically and internationally. She is the one who can do the job best.

[livetohike]

1. K&R

[ibegurpard]

2. Which job is that?

Greasing the skids for further privatization of our public goods and services and further deregulation of business and industry?
As for campaign reform... she's not going to bite the hand that feeds her.

[MissDeeds]

8. Yep

[NurseJackie]

3. Oooo ... nice!

[JaneyVee]

4. K AND R!

[Live and Learn]

5. Not the Concord NH Monitor - It is an opinion piece by a lawyer. nt

[riversedge]

6. It is written in and for the Monitor.

[Live and Learn]

7. As an opinion piece written by a lawyer. Just think clarification is in order!

You do want to be clear, don't you?

[murielm99]

9. We can't have polls if they favor Hillary...

and now we can't have opinion pieces, either?

[Live and Learn]

11. Don't be ridiculous, you can have all the lawyer written opinion pieces you want.

Just think you shouldn't pretend they are anything but what they are. Same for you polls.

[murielm99]

19. Given all the right-wing sources I have seen posted on DU,

for the FIRST TIME in the sixteen years that I have been coming here, I have every right to call BS.

[mcar]

26. ..

[murielm99]

38. bye

[Art_from_Ark]

61. Nobody's been coming here for 16 years

This site didn't get started until 2001.

At any rate, the opinion piece is a lawyer supporting another lawyer.

[okasha]

21. "My Turn" in a column heading

in a newspaper or magazine indicates a piece written by a member of the community or readership. There has been no attempt to deceive.

Give the perpetual outrage a rest.

[Live and Learn]

46. It does when you use it in the title line. nt

[okasha]

48. It's right there in the title of the essay.

[Live and Learn]

49. Along with the word, 'opinion'. WTF? It is an opinion piece. Get over it.

[okasha]

50. Of course it's an opinion piece.

It's clearly marked as an opinion piece. What's your problem here?

[Live and Learn]

51. Not in the op subject line. The author of the OP has acknowledged it why can't you?

I simply clarified it for those that might not notice. No need to make a federal case out of it unless you think that will keep them too busy to investigate Hillary.

[okasha]

52. You're upset becajuse it's not in the thread title?

Okaaayyy.. ..

[Live and Learn]

54. No, let me simplify it for you. The OP title makes it look like the Concord NH Monitor

wrote an article. They didn't. The OP has acknowledged the 'mistake' and thanked me for the clarification though she, not unexpectedly, didn't change the title as she should.

[SMC22307]

12. Sure ya can, along with editorials from the same paper praising Republicans on prison reform.

The president is playing point guard on prison reform, but the effort began not with the federal government but with conservative governors and states like Texas and Georgia. It began not with liberals but conservatives such as the billionaire Koch brothers, people aghast at the vast sums wasted by warehousing human beings and the unfairness of a system that treats rich and poor defendants unequally.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/17774643-95/editorial-conservatives-leading-way-on-prison-reform

The victim shtick isn't working.

[murielm99]

20. See post 19, newbie.

[99Forever]

22. Newbie?

"Member since: Sat Jan 12, 2013, 10:15 AM "





Carry on.

[SMC22307]

31. Ha, thanks.

Nearly three years?! Time is flying by...

[99Forever]

33. It baffles the mind to watch the lame attempts to dodge issues by these people.

[SMC22307]

34. "Lame" being the operative word.

At least they provide some entertainment value.

[SMC22307]

29. You can't even get that right -- I've been a DUer for nearly 3 years.

Not exactly newbie territory.

And post #19 proves nothing, uhm.... old-timer.

[Live and Learn]

47. That was rude,

And against the rules.

[murielm99]

55. Rude and against the rules?

Are you joking? After all the crap the Bernie bots have been posting here for the last few months? The name calling? The alert stalking? The bullying?

I see someone with a low post count. They don't follow past practice or any type of etiquette, the sorts of courtesies I have seen extended to my fellow Democrats on DU since I have been coming here in 2002.

I am at the point where I don't care what any of you children think. Most of you are probably not Democrats in the first place. You will evaporate into the cyberether as soon as the primaries are over. And good riddance.

If I am rude, then put me on ignore.

[Live and Learn]

56. Children? Are you justifying your rudeness by claiming others are sometimes rude too?

He did it first! Is that your excuse?

[murielm99]

57. Goodbye.

[Live and Learn]

58. Sorry to see you go. nt

[SMC22307]

60. "Bernie bots"?

Like "Obamabots"?



"Hillarybots." Hmm, doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Hillarians. Hillionaires. Much better.

A member since 2002 and name-calling is the best you can do?

Impressive.

[dsc]

24. To some extent they are correct about the governors

Texas governor Perry did lead on this issue. He still is a schmuck but he did lead on this one issue.

[SMC22307]

32. I haven't followed Governor Goodhair.

I'm guessing if he led, it was because of the bottom line, not because of any great concern for those behind bars.

[dsc]

36. Oh that is correct

[a2liberal]

13. The headline used by the OP

Last edited Sun Nov 29, 2015, 10:02 AM - Edit history (1)

gave the DISTINCT impression that this was an endorsement by the editorial board of the newspaper. I'm not saying that was intentional, but it's certainly what I thought before I read the clarification, which I therefore very much appreciate, your rofl smilies notwithstanding.

[SMC22307]

30. Of course it was intentional.

I get the impression that Camp Weathervane is relying on the great unwashed masses *not* sweating the details.

[riversedge]

45. Yes, thanks for the clarity--for those who need it.

[SMC22307]

10. Then you agree with Will and Krauthammer...

because they're *in and for* the Washington Post?

[hobbit709]

14. That's a low bar being set there.

[Robbins]

15. disagree entirely

progresive candiate? that is such a joke.she is no progressive.She Is democrat In name only.

she won't cause any change assuming she doesn't lose.

[MoonRiver]

16. Yes She can!!

[Eric J in MN]

17. "The wealthy...exert outsized influence on public policy."

For example, financial organizations paid Hillary Clinton $3 million in speaking fees.

[BootinUp]

18. K & R

[workinclasszero]

23. Totally agree

Hillary is the only candidate on any side/party/whatever that meets the requirements to be president.

Thumbing your nose at the democratic party for decades and being the mayor of a small town don't qualify you for damn sure.

[LuvLoogie]

59. Yeah, but Sarah was also elected governor...

So there's that.

[mcar]

25. Great column

[Cha]

27. "She has presented clear and doable proposals to deal with other persistent problems confronting

our country: immigration reform, renewal of our infrastructure, climate change, financial industry reform, and sensible, effective background checks on would-be firearms buyers."

Great endorsement from Martin Gross former Mayor of Concord, NH, rivers, thank you!

[Thinkingabout]

28. K & R

YES SHE CAN!!!

[DonCoquixote]

35. here is the contradiction

In supporting her candidacy, we support a candidate who is determined to bridge the gap between parties and work for all Americans, not just the wealthy and well-connected.

again

to bridge the gap between parties and work for all Americans

Mr. Gross, what you are talking about are two things that cannot and will not work together. We have a party that does not give a shit about anyone but the wealthy and well connected, and who has NO interest in compromise, even within their own ranks! Any president that is willing to work for all Americans will need to put any olive branches aside and outright FIGHT the GOP, even if it means four years of acrimony, because at least that will be four years closer to the point where the GOP finally realizes it has to yield, as opposed to Hillary giving them what they want and feeding us the leftovers!

[leftofcool]

37. Yes she is qualified and the best person for the job.

[oasis]

39. Hillary is by far the most qualified. Detractors need to wake up

to reality. Hate can really affect clear thinking.

[Floyd Steinberg]

41. Please stop drinking the Kool-Aid

and vote for Bernie.

Thank you

!

[oasis]

43. I've grown out of chasing rainbows, but you go right ahead.

Get your piece of the pie in the sky. No requests denied.

[moobu2]

40. This is true.

She'll be ready from day one on.

[randys1]

53. Not sure about best, but I am sure she wont appoint SC justices who cant wait to kill Women

[bobbobbins01]

62. She knows exactly what to do with China, Russia and ISIS.

She'll sell us to one, and go to war with the other two. Problem solved.