No, the cozy ties that exist in the heads of the likes of Lloyd Blankfein. I would think that the wife of the man who repealed Glass-Steagall is not likely to alienate their bosom bro. Note that it was fairly easy for her to triangulate on the TPP now that its passage is virtually assured – it costs her nothing with her insider friends and gives her supporters some “there, see?” talking points in her race with Sanders.
The entire Clinton Third Way is based on one fundamental principle: talk like a Democrat and cozy up to big business like a Republican. Al From and Terry MacAuliffe made a deal with Bill to abandon workers and partner with big money interests, and they made him President and created the DLC as a support group for their pro-corporate economic policies. That’s the historical record.
Of course, we do hope that Ms. Clinton is more progressive than Mr. Clinton, however, we also had that hope for Mr. Obama, and while his tenure has featured many successes, it’s also been pock-marked with questionable actions, and his administration seeded with all manner of corporate lobbyists, neo-liberal Chicago School types, and Clinton-era hangers-on.
So my skepticism is not to say that good things don’t manage to get done, they do. But the thought that anyone who stands a snowball’s chance of ascending to the Presidency hasn’t established a cozy relationship with the plutocracy is I think illusory. That’s precisely why Sanders will never make it that far.
Our obligation as concerned citizens is to do what Obama admonished us to do: hold their feet to the fire – but recall we caught all manner of living hell when we tried to do just that with him, so even that admonishment rang hollow when the sledding got rough.
Frankly, it’s very easy for any candidate to say one thing to get elected and do another thing once in office. In fact, I can’t think of a single instance where that didn’t happen, and I’m sorry, but Clinton will be no exception.