In his final speech at the United Nations, President Obama criticized
unbridled capitalism and implied that some American states are engaged
in voter suppression. Monica Crowley and Eboni Williams analyzed his
message. "Capitalism does need checks and balances," Crowley conceded,
"but the question is what kind of oversight is needed? Should it be
basic rules of the road that allow businesses and individuals to
flourish, or should it be the kind of statist rules we have seen from
this administration? The Dodd-Frank legislation was a complete
overreaction that killed community banks." But Williams agreed with the president's claim that voter ID laws can be repressive. "I think asking
for a voter ID can be overly burdensome because of what you have to go
through to get an ID. I'm very suspicious about why we suddenly have
this new requirement." [Three words: "Democrat voter fraud"]
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Hillary is not on the campaign trail today because of debate
preparation, which is mainly shopping for cough drops.