LORAIN, Ohio — Sen. Barack Obama said today Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton presents herself as if she was "co-president" from 1993 to 2000.The so-called Clinton economy was more a product of Reagan tax cuts than it was anything that the Clintons did. She and her husband even tried to claim that the Clinton tax hikes stimulated the economy, which not only isn't true, it isn't even possible.
Mr. Obama, holding a town hall forum at a wall board manufacturing plant here, said his criticism of her position on the North American Free Trade Agreement is fair because she includes her time as first lady for eight years as part of her claim to "35 years of experience."
"She has essentially presented herself as co-president during the Clinton years," the Illinois senator charged during a press conference after the town hall concluded. "Every good thing that happened she says she was a part of, and so the notion that you can selectively pick what you take credit for and then run away from what isn't politically convenient, that doesn't make sense."
Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson responded to the co-president remark on a conference call later: "I don"t accept that charge."
"There"s no question that Senator Clinton ... was a key and valued adviser to her husband [and] took the lead in several significant areas," he said, but, "that is not a title that Senator Clinton or her husband would accept as valid."
Clinton's claim of 35 years of experience includes 27 years in which she did not hold elective office. She may have listened in on what the president and governor was doing, but it's not the same as having to make the tough decisions.
I'll talk about this subject and more on Monday's BlogTalkRadio program which you can hear by clicking on the icon. Feel free to call in and join the conversation. The show kicks off at 7pm PT Monday night.I've expanded Monday's show to 45 minutes to give us plenty of time. The call-in number will be (347) 347-5547.
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