Hillary's history disqualifies her bid for presidency
Do you know Hillary Clinton's political background? How many voters know who these people are: Vince Foster, Jim McDougal, James Blair, Marc Rich, Hugh Rodham, Harry Thompson, Carlos Vignali, Almon Braswell, Jose Rivera, Peter Paul, Norman Hsu, Aaron Tonken, etc.? These are some of the people Hillary had direct involvement with throughout her political career.
What do you know about these events: Travelgate, Whitewater Development Corp., Rose Lawfirm, Cattlegate, Refco Financial, Clinton Legal Defense Fund, Chinagate, Pardongate, Senate and 2008 presidential campaign finances, Clinton Foundation, Senate rules violations, etc.? Again, these are some of the events that Hillary was deeply involved with.
Sen. Clinton's only achievements were the creation of three minor bills, which included naming a post office. As Secretary of State, she had no signature doctrine or diplomatic breakthrough achievements.
However, she authorized spending $80 million for a uncompleted consulate in Afghanistan. Her office gathered private information on foreign diplomats, our allies and UN officials.
Under her leadership, the State Department lost $6 billion due to the improper filing of contracts.
She failed to identify Boko Haram as a terrorist group, which she disregarded following the intelligent agencies' recommendation. Then there is the Benghazi fiasco. And now, the FBI is conducting a criminal investigation on her handling of highly confidential/classified government emails on her illegal off-site server.
It would be surprising if 20 percent of Democratic voters knew anything about Hillary's political history and her allegiance to Saul Alinsky's ideology. It also appears Democratic voters are more committed to retaining the party's political power rather than the country's wellbeing and future.
After all of Hillary's scandals, lies, deceptions and half-truths, voters still think she is a worthy presidential candidate. Since she was incompetent as Secretary of State, what makes people think she would be an honest president?
John T. George
Bradenton
This story was originally published April 9, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Hillary's history disqualifies her bid for presidency ."