Feb 12, 2008

Big spender Hillary

If Hillary loses the nomination it may well be because of her wasteful spending habits. Hillary was up for reelection to the Senate in 2006. Her reelection was as certain as anything can be in politics. Yet Hillary still spent $36 million on her election campaign, more than any other Senate candidate. Had she spent, say, $30 million less she would be in a much stronger position today as she could have used this $30 million in her presidential campaign.

People usually spend their own money more carefully than they spend the money of others. So if Hillary was willing to waste $30 million of her own funds how carefully would she spend taxpayer money if she became President?