On Sun, 29 May 2005, Doug Henwood wrote:
>> Isn't the same true of her husband? Their political principles, policies
>> and instincts are virtually identical.
>
> No, I don't think so. There's evidence (from Kitty Kelley, I think) that
> Hillary actually pushed Bill to the right on some issues, as far back as
> when he was gov of Ark.
If the only evidence that comes to mind is Kitty Kelley from 20 years ago before either was in the White House, I rest my case -- that's as close to identical as two people with different DNA can get.
> In any case, liberals and feminists are far more likely to make excuses
> for her than him.
When it comes to liberals, that's true for him too. He's become the fucking saviour after his crucifiction. Not the most conservative candidate of the seven dwarves, which is how they thought of him in 1991 and all the way up until 1998.
When it comes to feminists, I think the explanation is brutally simple: she's their ethnic group rep. The prospect of having a woman finally be president counts for more than they can rationally account. Somtimes it comes out as wish-fulfillment statements pretending to be fact.
Michael