Clinton’s Executive Fiscal Experience?

When it comes to the economy, the No. 1 issue facing America today, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has a slight edge over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). And that is why we saw her attack his economic policy recently while campaigning in Pennsylvania.

“John McCain admits he doesn’t understand the economy — and unfortunately he’s proving it in this campaign,” Clinton told the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO union group. “After seven disastrous years of George Bush and Dick Cheney, the stakes in this election couldn’t be higher and the need to change course couldn’t be more urgent. But John McCain is only offering more of the same,” the New York senator said.

These criticisms from Clinton may very well be true, but voters have no reason to believe that Clinton will help the economy any more than McCain will. The only real reason one could think she would do a better job on the economy is because her husband held shop during an economic boom time. Her plan to increase jobs by investing in United States infrastructure is appealing, but probably just more political talk than anything else. The only thing we know for sure is that if she becomes president, taxes will increase (despite her repeated statements that they won’t).

Sen. Clinton should be wary in planting these economic barbs, considering that the only real executive experience of any of these candidates is in the running of their campaigns. This is an economic basis that everyone is aware of. She has run her campaign into debt (over $8 million), has lagged in fundraising and even had to support the overspending with a personal loan. Please remember: A year ago she was flush with a budget of $100 million in cash on hand. Today she’s in financial disarray; if she runs the country like her campaign, its a sure eventuality that the American taxpayers will be the debtors.

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