HRC has been reeling back her $5,000 "Baby Bond" idea in the face of expected criticism from the GOP and unexpected disses from the nation's editorial boards. Today she threw the BB out with the bath water after making a thoroughly impromptu, completely unscripted and absolutely unpremeditated phone call to who else -- the Wall St. Journal:
"In the interview, Mrs. Clinton confirmed she wouldn't propose a $5,000 "baby bond" as a savings incentive. Last month she offhandedly mentioned the idea, which has circulated among think tanks. Since then, Republicans have called it a government give-away. Members of both parties in Congress have proposed federal matches for accounts for newborns, to spur savings and to be tapped only for big expenses such as college... Mrs. Clinton said her priorities for health care, deficit reduction and energy alternatives "are really more pressing."
Glenn Thrush