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Hillary Clinton: The fiscal cliff is a national security issue

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that a failure to pass a budget deal would have dangerous consequences for the global economy and weaken America’s standing in the world. …

“If we’re serious about strengthening our economic ties, we each need to build stronger foundations at home,” Clinton said. “For the United States, this means making tough political choices, it means investing in our own competitiveness to set the platform for stronger economic growth. And it means addressing our domestic fiscal challenges.

“Washington is gearing up for another round of budget negotiations and I am again hearing the concerns of the global implications of America’s economic choices,” she said. “And although I am now out of politics, let me assure you that for all the differences between the political parties here we are united in our commitment to protect American leadership and bolster our national security. Reaching a meaningful budget deal is critical to both. This is a moment once again to prove the resilience of our economic system and reaffirm American leadership in the world. ”

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Go tell your boss to start actually negotiating then.

forest on November 30, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Shut up, cow, with apologies to the stupid cows.

The entire “fiscal cliff” is b/s.

Welcome to

Damn all the leftists to Hades, you ruinous bastids.

Schadenfreude on November 30, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Like Benghazi , so let it burn.

the_nile on November 30, 2012 at 4:56 PM

She wouldn’t know a national security ussue if it jumped up and bit her on the @ss.

UltimateBob on November 30, 2012 at 5:01 PM

Hey, Hillary – Huma Abedin called – she wants to know when you’re going to return her vibrator and koran.

Pork-Chop on November 30, 2012 at 5:01 PM

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that a failure to pass a budget deal would have dangerous consequences for the global economy and weaken America’s standing in the world.

“You say that like it’s a bad thing.”

–Barack Insane 0bama

UltimateBob on November 30, 2012 at 5:02 PM

Well hill you already ‘gave’ all the rop type countries fist full of dollars, so what’t the big deal?

How about you keep your mouth shut on this and DEAL with benghazi and how bho/you/rice/team saw to it FOUR American’s were killed? Give us your input under oath hill!
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letget on November 30, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that a failure to pass a budget deal would have dangerous consequences for the global economy and weaken America’s standing in the world

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Democrats haven’t passed a budget in four years so apparently it isn’t that much of a national security issue.

darwin on November 30, 2012 at 5:09 PM

failure to pass a budget deal would have dangerous consequences for the global economy and

Translated – I strongly suggest you agree with me. Let’s just say its in your best interests, eh?

weaken America’s standing in the world.

We haven’t really got much further to fall tbh.

We’re viewed with a mixture of contempt, mockery, and a tiny dash of fear.

You idiots said that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan created terrorists, and to some extent I’d agree. But your regime actively sought to and succeeded in replacing pliant regimes with terrorist regimes.

CorporatePiggy on November 30, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Remember when George Bush was excoriated for claiming not supporting the military and GWOT was dangerous for America? He was using hyperbole for shoveling poor taxpayers money to the big war machine.

FFS.

Freaking full circle and no real media to point out the hypocrisy.

hawkdriver on November 30, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Moochelle says childhood obesity is a security issue.

Not to be outdone, Algore says the release of his second chakra is a security issue.

petefrt on November 30, 2012 at 5:26 PM

Yep, Hildabeast—it’s gonna be a right rat b@stard owning the next terrorist attack and weak response thereto.

Sekhmet on November 30, 2012 at 5:29 PM

So are four conveniently inconveniently conveniently dead Americans in Benghazi, at least two dead border patrol agents and hundred murdered with sleazy Eric Holder’s guns.

Thanks for “fixing” Egypt, cankles.

viking01 on November 30, 2012 at 5:39 PM

Puts little kink in your 2016 aspirations ,eh?

antipc on November 30, 2012 at 5:45 PM

Go to hell you lying sack of excrement.

jawkneemusic on November 30, 2012 at 5:47 PM

Hillary is a threat to national security.

Christien on November 30, 2012 at 5:59 PM

I wonder why there is never a mention of the NEXT credit downgrade of the US under the economically illiterate Obama?

Clearly, the credit agencies are going to slash their estimates of the value of dollars that have been printed in an endless manner. (For those unaware, Bernanke is printing 80 Billion EVERY month to help cover the true costs of this insane spending!)

Freddy on November 30, 2012 at 6:00 PM

C’mon, Hillary, you’re slipping. You need to start saying stuff like: “It’s for the children!”

CurtZHP on November 30, 2012 at 8:17 PM