clintons have internalized some sense of apprehension around some of the economic policies they oversaw. that s the argument that the progressive wing of the democratic party is going to make. if hillary clinton runs and she has a challenger to the left, i think bill clinton has been somewhat defensive against accusations that he somehow now embracing a populist or progressive agenda and says he s been talking about income inequality since the 1970s and they base their life work on this and very defensive about those policies that you named and now that they are kind of framed in this new conversation, it is very much about rich versus poor. i will say, in the broader defense of the clintons on the democratic ticket, because it is two for one, when you put policies toe to toe, there s a clear difference between what republicans are proposing and democrats and what even clinton democrats would be proposing. ezra klein quotes katherine
what continues to happen in iraq that seems to be a result of the president s policy in syria. there are deep, evident, deep concerns about the competency and the capacity for leadership in this president, and i ll point out one other thing. on personal approval how much do you like him, the president s now five points underwater. he has fallen off a cliff on all of these measures since his re-election, and it looks very grim. what does it mean for him as he goes forward? i mean, who is left to stand by him? well, the problem for the president is he doesn t have a lot in the favor bank. he s raised a lot of money. but mostly he eats alone. certainly he has not done anything to engender good will among republicans. and among his fellow democrats, the story has been about him. s have been about him and what he wanted to do and what was good for him. now his party has some divergent interest from him and i think what you will see is what you saw today, which is hawkish democrats, clin
what continues to happen in iraq that seems to be a result of the president s policy in syria. there are deep, evident, deep concerns about the competency and the capacity for leadership in this president, and i ll point out one other thing. on personal approval how much do you like him, the president s now five points underwater. he has fallen off a cliff on all of these measures since his re-election, and it looks very grim. what does it mean for him as he goes forward? i mean, who is left to stand by him? well, the problem for the president is he doesn t have a lot in the favor bank. he s raised a lot of money. but mostly he eats alone. certainly he has not done anything to engender good will among republicans. and among his fellow democrats, the story has been about him. the last six and a half years have been about him and what he wanted to do and what was good for him. now his party has some divergent interest from him and i think what you will see is what you saw today, whic
underneath it, the believe in heavily regulated insurance, is damaged not just the trustworthiness or competence of the administration. bill: chris, we re told henry choo will give an opening statement, chough. much. carney said we do not see that, changing the law, as fixing the problem. that foes to your point. the white house sees insurance policies that you don t like whether you like it or not? that s right. the big issue here is, what we re talking about here now, clinton democrats are moving down the path what will be replacement for obamacare. they re saying let s not dwell on the fact this thing burns like a garbage scow in a harbor. let s go ahead and skip past that part and how do we change and replace this thing,
of insurgency in 2016 if she chooses to run. jon: you suggest that larry summers, that he is perhaps symptomatic of the problem she faces because he s tight with her husband, the former president, and he s not acceptable to the liberal wing of the democratic party. that s right. i think larry summers did hillary clinton a great favor by withdrawing his nomination. the clinton democrats starting with bill basically came to an accommodation with wall street many years ago. it was not so crudely formed as this perhaps but basically, listen. you all give us dough and we ll accommodate you in terms of the regulatory regime and we have seen that wall street and big finance has been a great source of money for the democratic party since then and hillary clinton would presumably have