Wrong president blamed for Magnequench loss

May 07, 2008 09:09 pm

— I think it would be unfortunate if people vote for Hillary Clinton because of the ad she is running blaming the Bush administration for the loss of Magnequench and 200 jobs to the Chinese when it was Bill Clinton’s administration that approved the sale in 1995 and allowed this to happen. Hillary Clinton was outspoken in her support of the China PNTR deal that created more of these kinds of deals over the years. (Does anyone remember the campaign financing scandal about the Chinese giving the Clintons lots of money?)
Evan Bayh was outraged about this at the time and knows the facts, but has become silent on the subject in his probable bid to become the vice president with Mrs. Clinton.
I am putting my best hopes in Barack Obama and suggest others do the same. Obviously, Clinton will do and say anything to wrest the nomination away from Sen. Obama and our best hope for needed political reform in Washington.
Peggy Dixon
Alexandria