You know you’ve crossed a line when Robert Reich sells you short:
I write this more out of sadness than anger. Bill Clinton’s ill-tempered and ill-founded attacks on Barack Obama are doing no credit to the former President, his legacy, or his wifes campaign. Nor are they helping the Democratic party. While it may be that all is fair in love, war, and politics, its not fair indeed, its demeaning for a former President to say things that are patently untrue (such as Obamas anti-war position is a fairy tale) or to insinuate that Obama is injecting race into the race when the former President is himself doing it.
It seems that Dr. Reich has at last recognized the fact Bubba has a problem with uncongenial realities. The difference now is that this sort of thing is bad for the party.
Makes all the difference in the world.
its demeaning for a former President to say things that are patently untrue
But it was ok, it seems, when he was a sitting President.
A lot of people seem to be having epiphanies with regard to the chronic lack of veracity demonstrated by Saint Bill. Late as they are to the game, though, they’re still welcome to join the ranks of the illuminated.
Were I a Democrat given a choice between Hildo/Bildo and nearly anyone else, including Obama, my choice would be that other person. All have more integrity than the Comeback (miss-spelling carefully selected) Duo from Hope.
The Oral Office and our country will not withstand another eight years of these people when prominently displayed.
A lot of people seem to be having epiphanies
Here’s another one: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=274075
My favorite German word is schadenfreude. also I remember reading something about sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind that keeps coming to mind as well.
As a practical matter, it seems to me that Obama has a better chance of winning the election if he is nominated than Hillary, because of his strong ability to draw from independents, and his much lower negatives.
Wouldn’t more practically-minded Democrats with the end in mind (Reich?), leap to Obama?
Is my premise wrong? What am I missing? Where is Hillary’s staying power coming from?
A long time ago my father taught me never to believe what any politician had to say before the election. The premise being they would say anything to get elected, therefore he said, vote for the person with the highest personal integrity. He believed that circumstance dictated decisions, so vote for the person who would do what was best for the republic. If you think Bill and Hillary Clinton fit that bill, then vote for them, and may God have mercy on our country.
Hmm, I thought it was, “All’s fair in love, war, and drugs.”
Of course I came of age in the late sixties/early seventies.
On thinking more, drugs had a lot to do with politics back then.
And vice versa.
“drugs had a lot to do with politics back then.”
Kind of seems that they still do.
These candidates must be high on something!
They certainly seem like a bunch of crack heads to me.
As I pondered the news today, I believe I may have constructed a new term, but not from whole cloth, for the current condition:
“Panderer-in-Chief.”
It seems all of them will promise it all, if we just let them get the job…then we can count the never met commitments, as has become the method of reckoning political viability some days.
I’m disappointed in you guys. No Reich and short jokes?
Lex set you up twice!
tsk tsk
Durr! Kevin hast recht.