In his op/ed blog, former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration Robert Reich counters many of Hillary Clinton's comments about the plans put forward by Barack Obama, including social security and health care. Given his expertise in these areas, Reich's opinions and comments carry weight and credibility.

Perhaps a little light on sources but a blunt and factual article by a well informed writer.

The author is a known and respected voice. However, the story contains no links to sources, and compares only two of the Democratic presidential candidates, thereby leaving out a great deal of context. I have great respect for Reich, and have no doubt that his analysis is correct, but it falls short of standards of good journalism. Of course, Reich is here writing an opinion piece, not as a reporter.

Interesting that Mr. Reich doesn't comment on the fact that both HRC and Obama are beholden to corporate interests or that the election process -and associated media coverage- makes a mockery of democracy.

I read the story because I respect Mr. Reich's thoughtful commentaries on other topics. The narrow focus of the story makes it difficult for me to answer some of the review questions, but I appreciated this as one more among many points of view to take into account in weighing candidates for the primary.

It's a good & fair critical piece.