Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) trashed an array of corporate interests in an economic speech in Ohio Thursday, vowing that as president she would go after oil, credit-card, insurance, pharmaceutical, investment and loan firms.
Hillary Clinton's new-found populist approach in Ohio is nothing short of embarassing. How many Ohio voters can take her seriously now? This is the same Hillary Clinton who has been a board member of big corporations, including WalMart, TCBY, and LaFarge. Many on her campaign team are corporate insiders and lobbyists. And she collects a boatload of money from corporations. From ATLmalcontent:
Hillary raised $823,087 from lobbyists last year, twice as much as any other presidential candidate.
I can't believe Hillary's Extreme Makeover, from corporate board member to anti-corporate crusader, will fly with voters. Her New Look leaves her wide open for Obama to point out her history with big corporations. "Barack Obama doesn’t need any lectures on special interests from the candidate who’s taken more money from Washington lobbyists than any Republican running for President," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.
But, like I've admitted before, I don't understand Democratic primary voters and I could be missing how brilliant Hillary's move is.
