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“In practice, socialism didn’t work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false premises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of human economy.”

—David Horowitz

Hillary Watch: "Clinton Sticks A Knife In Obama’s Back"

David Horowitz points out:

The day Obama announced his new $50 billion government spending program in Ohio, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared that the growing national debt is a security threat to the United States:

“Our rising debt levels (pose) a national security threat… It undermines our capacity to act in our own interest. And it does constrain us where constraint may be undesirable… And it also sends a message of weakness internationally. I mean, it is very troubling to me that we are losing the ability not only to chart our own destiny, but to, you know, have the leverage that comes from this enormously effective economic engine that has powered American values and interests over so many years.”

He then goes on to say:

This is obviously the opening shot in a Hillary run for the Democratic nomination in 2012.

Readers of this blog know that the first shot was actually fired by James Carville last May.