Former Republican Senator Tom Coburn Praises A Clinton 2016 Ticket
Former Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, infamously dubbed as “Dr. No” on Capitol Hill due to his extreme small-government positions, is shockingly
throwing his praise on a potential Clinton 2016 ticket, saying:
“I think Hillary’s experience would make her a very effective president, I think, if she were to win. First of all, she’s been on the inside of politics for a long time, so she knows the inside game inside and out. She also knows the relationship game. Her husband was great at it.”
But the praise didn’t stop on the personal level. Coburn, who worked with Clinton when she was a United States Senator, also praised her for her time in the upper chamber,
saying:
“She was a good senator. She worked across the aisle. She kept her word. She became knowledgeable about a lot of issues while she was a senator. So she did that job well.”
While Republicans are using her time in the State Department to disqualify her for the presidency – namely by bringing up Benghazi and her handling of the Arab Spring – Coburn defended her tenure as Secretary of State, saying that while she had a couple of “blips” during her tenure, she was no doubt better than the current Secretary, John Kerry:
“I think history overall will probably show that she did a more than adequate job, with a couple of blips, as secretary of state. Better than the secretary of state we have now, for sure. So there’s nothing wrong with her qualifications.”
and then there is this from lindsey graham:
In Debate, Lindsey Graham Changes His Tune on Hillary Clinton
Graham and Clinton
worked together on legislation to expand health care benefits for members of the armed forces. "
Senator Clinton and I have been fortunate to have very good allies in this effort and Congress has stepped up to the plate to meet the health care needs of our Guard and Reserves,” Graham said in a press release, one of a series of favorable comments about his former Senate colleague compiled by the pro-Clinton super-PAC
Correct the Record. In 2011, he commended President Barack Obama's decision to make her a member of his Cabinet.
"Secretary Clinton is a great choice to be our secretary of state," he said, telling the New York Times, "I think she’s represented our nation well."
and then there is her experience as a Senator of which she was REELECTED, so NOT on her husband's coat tails but voted in by the people for her excellent job done as their senator.
Clinton served on five Senate committees with nine subcommittee assignments:
EXPERIENCE in the Senate:
She was also a Commissioner of the
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe[6] (2001-2009).
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She also held two leadership positions in the
Senate Democratic Caucus:
- Chairwoman of Steering and Outreach Committee (2003–2006)[8][9]
- Vice Chairwoman of Committee Outreach (2007–2009)[10]