Fireworks flew today after the Obama campaign sent out a mailing in Ohio which was highly critical of Hillary Clinton’s proposed policies. Hillary held a big fancy press conference, along with the Governor of Ohio, to complain about it. Let’s check what the mailings said, along with whether or not they were true:
- Issue number one was health care. According to the Obama mailings, Hillary’s plan for “universal health care” is essentially little more than passing a law requiring all citizens to purchase insurance — basically the same as our car insurance laws. The verdict? This is true. The Hillary plan would criminalize people without health care (read: people who cannot afford to purchase it). At the same time, it would make it illegal for insurance companies to deny people based upon current or preexisting health conditions — certainly a step in a positive direction, but it would cause costs to go up, not down. And while the plan promises to “help” people who cannot afford insurance, that aid would come via “tax credits,” which historically just get lost in the shuffle of all other expenses for the cash-strapped middle class. It certainly wouldn’t make insurance cost any cheaper — in reality nor perception.
- Issue number two was NAFTA. The Obama mailing says Hillary’s claims to be against it are false, as the bill was introduced by her husband and has been supported by her, in rhetoric and in congressional votes, ever since. This is, and always has been true.
- Finally, the Obama campaign quotes Hillary as saying that she voted for going to war in Iraq even though she never read the intelligence reports that contradicted President Bush’s reasons for war. Hillary agrees with this claim, her only explanation being to bellow: “But, no one else read it, either!”
Obama said that Hillary’s outrage was “for show,” as appearing wounded has helped her win primaries in the past. I would have to agree.
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