Hillary and Wal-Mart

ABC News has an interesting story about Hillary Clinton's tenure on the board of directors at Wal-Mart. Her position on the board should raise questions in and of itself since she was appointed to a "new" seat on the board while Bill was governor of Arkansas. After Hillary resigned her position it was not filled. The ABC story discusses how Hillary sat by silently while Wal-Mart pressed forward with anti-union policies. In discussing tapes of Clinton at board meetings the story states:

• The tapes show Clinton in the role of a loyal company woman. "I'm always proud of Wal-Mart and what we do and the way we do it better than anybody else," she said at a June 1990 stockholders meeting.

However, in 2006, Clinton returned $5,000 in donations from Wal-Mart's PAC because of "serious differences with current company practices." What changed in 2006 to make Hillary turn on a company for which she was once so proud? Nothing, other than the Clintons decided Wal-Mart's money would cost them politically. In fact, I don't believe it is possible for the Clinton's to have a difference of opinion over issues or practices unless that issue is about the only things either of them care about, greed and power. Oh, and an occasional cigar for Bill.