Posted on 06/18/2015 6:31:23 AM PDT by Din Maker
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent statements on trade policy have apparently ruffled feathers in the administration she used to serve. Clinton, a leading candidate for president in 2016, upset senior White House aides by not backing the Pacific trade deal she used to champion as secretary of state.
The Times' wrote that some of President Barack Obama's staffers were "irked," "frustrated," and not always found in their "calmer moments" after Clinton offered vague criticism of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership. Obama has made the 12-nation deal a signature issue for his presidency, but congressional Democrats and unions have stalled the president's legislation so far.
"The fact is, she was there when this thing was launched and she was extolling it when she left," David Axelrod, one of Obama's closest former advisers, told The Times. "She's in an obvious vise, between the work that she endorsed and was part of and the exigencies of a campaign. Obviously, her comments plainly weren't helpful to moving this forward."
Axelrod was referring to Clinton's comments on the trade deal last weekend. According to The Washington Post, Clinton urged Obama to listen to trade critics' "legitimate concerns" about the free trade bill.
"If there was one moment recently in which President Obama could have used Hillary Rodham Clinton’s help, it was on Sunday, as the president scrambled to salvage his trade deal," Shear and Chozick wrote. "Instead, Mrs. Clinton, now running to replace Mr. Obama, all but wagged a finger at her former boss."
This did not go over well with the White House.
"The aides knew the day would come when Mrs. Clinton would have to irritate Mr. Obama in order to appease Democratic voters," the reporters wrote. "They just did not think it would come quite so soon."
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He and PIAPS already have a nasty history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGZFgMNM-UU
But they are and always will be playing for the same anti-American team.
BHO is NOT you regular “team player”. He is a vindictive s.o.b. And, in this case, I’m glad.
Breaking news from 2004?
BHO and Val Jar can see only one ticket for the next election and that is BHO and Val Jar. I am not convinced that is off the table.
Yep, very sleazy and cowardly of her. Republicans can pound her for her hypocrisy.
Welcome to our world, Barry
That’s fine with me.
I find both of them and their useless supporter to be entirely annoying.
That is why he is in LA to collect some dough for the party!
So Hillary is racist?
She annoys everyone. Hitlery is like nails on a chalkboard.
She annoys everyone. Hitlery is like nails on a chalkboard.
I get to a point with Hillary Clinton, that I can’t stand the sight of her, can’t stand the sound of her voice, can’t stand the condescension as he lectures us with liberal pap such as how businesses don’t create jobs. I wish she would go get in the granddaughter’s face and get out of our faces.
Bill once said Hillary wanted to be a grandmother more than she ever wanted to be president. I wish she would act on that and just go be the grandma.
I’d be surprised if she wasn’t.
Crackpot conspiracy theory: Remember how Justice Roberts screwed up Obama's name when he was originally sworn in and they had a second swearing in the next day at the White House? Yea, so Obama claims he never served a full first term (short by one day) and hence he's never served two full terms. He's eligible to run again! There you go, term limit solved. Come on dems, line up to give me big time consultant cash!
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