About those speech transcripts...

I think Hillary is doing the right thing by refusing to release her Goldman Sachs transcripts. It’s the right thing because she would be the best candidate to be elected president. It’s the right thing because in this extremist hateful atmosphere her comments would be cherry picked to provide more distracting irrelevant fodder for the Hate Hillary campaign. Stuff like “I’m happy to be here tonight.” No! She should want to destroy them completely!

After being secretary of state, she went on a speaking tour as virtually all (all???) modern secretaries of state have done. Given her already healthy million dollar income as a best-selling author*, I doubt if money was the motivator. Certainly not a paltry $250,000. I expect she looked forward to sharing her view of the world, especially with people who operated internationally… a chance to make a case for certain points of view. I don’t know for sure, but that’s OK. I’m one of those who trust her.

Yes, Hillary is a member of the establishment. For me that is not a negative. I think the establishment is a mix of good and bad**, and I want my politicians to be able to find the good in the other side. To find points of compromise so that progress toward a better, fairer, cleaner society can be made without tearing it down first. Anyway, she has experience with people smearing her with innocuous behavior and statements. I’m glad she’s avoiding sharing picking grounds with the Hillary Haters.

And I'm glad she talked to the Goldman Sachs people in the first place. Not too long ago Democrats were lamenting the gridlock in congress. How people no longer talked to each other. Why should we be embarrassed that Hillary will talk to Goldman Sachs people?

*It’s OK for women to make lots of money, right? Or maybe she should have stayed home and baked cookies?

** More of my thoughts on "the establishment."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511610868