John Spencer on Budget & Economy

Hillary's either responsible for bad economy, or ineffective

Q: How would you work to reinvigorate this region's economy?

CLINTON: Six years ago, we didn't yet have a recession. We didn't have the 9/11 attack. We didn't have high deficits. We didn't have the Bush policies. Thankfully we escaped a plague of locusts, but we've had some challenges in the last 6 years. So I'm not discouraged I'm just changing direction, trying to work in different ways to help people right here at home create these opportunities for themselves.

SPENCER: Well, if we did have a plague of locusts, you know who's fault it would be, right? George Bush. He's responsible for everything. When are you responsible, Sen. Clinton? When are you responsible, after 6 years? You pledged 200,000 jobs. If you're not responsible, then you're ineffective. You're ineffective as a United States Senator from New York.

Source: NY 2006 Senate Debate, at University of Rochester Oct 20, 2006

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