Matt Bennett, a former aide to President Bill Clinton, argued that Hillary Clinton's apparent shifts on trade and Social Security might prove temporary if she becomes president. While presidents Clinton and Obama both pursued trade negotiations in office, Bennett pointed out, neither embraced free trade wholeheartedly during their campaigns………………….
"Being president and running for president are different things," said Bennett, who works at Third Way, a centrist organization that supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership. "Democrats run for president as protectionists, but they govern as free traders. That’s what they always do."
The link is right fucking here
Friday, Apr 29, 2016 · 5:17:59 PM +00:00 · dakrle
When President Obama was elected, PolitiFact began tracking how his campaign promises would fare when he was in office. The website has kept it up for nearly seven years, with more than 500 promises from the 2008 and 2012 campaigns on the"Obameter."
So far, Obama has kept 45 percent of his promises and compromised on another 25 percent —
You like those odds do ya?