Anything cept the topic iteself.

Magic wand? Is that how Hussein’s regime was toppled? Is that how the Taliban was defeated? With “magic”? Bush has made mistakes, but as the Islamist threat becomes even more dangerous and reckless in the coming years (and it will), Bush will be all the more remembered and praised for taking a stand against evil, pulling the trigger and taking the heat. Clinton had no interest in protecting the lives of Americans or our soldiers against vile terrorists and even Democrats know (but would never admit) that Gore would have gone fetal under his desk if he had faced the adversity Bush dealt with during his Presidency.

Speaking of legacies, I seem to remember a certain two-week vacation Clinton took at Camp David at the end of his second term where he was so desperate to have something on his resume next to “impeached” that he decided to bust out his own “magic wand” and throw a hasty “peace summit” together to unilaterally bring peace to the Middle East himself in under two weeks (this all took place, of course, about 14 seconds before he left office). Clinton invited the lovely and enchanting terrorist Yassir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Barak. Natch, no peace agreement was reached because, duh, Arafat IS A FU*KING TERRORIST. Even a magic wand (especially one that has probably been inside Monica Lewinsky) can’t get a Palestinian to agree to peace if it includes anything less than a few million dead Jews. But it did afford Clinton with several very distinguished photo ops reminiscent of Carter’s Camp David Accords 20 years earlier (which was, afterall, the only thing Clinton wanted at the conclusion of his Presidency anyway).

So let’s review: Bush is faced with 9/11 and decides he will deal with terrorist psychotics by deploying troops to FINALLY start putting bullets in terrorist noggins. And as for Clinton? Well,….what? Some economic prosperity that just happened to take place while he was in office (and in spite of the tax hikes he enacted)? As we continue to fight and root out terrorism throughout the world, how long do you think it will take for people to forget all about that? As the Islamist threat continues to grow in Europe and Asia, do you think people will remember Clinton’s economy, or is it more likely that people are going to start remembering the words, Mogidishu, Kenya, Tanzania, Khobar Towers, U.S.S. Cole, WTC (1993),…

In a post-9/11 world, impeachment is the last thing that will haunt Clinton’s shameful legacy.

Bill reminds me of a couple of people I’ve known over the years: gregarious glad-handers that can turn ruthlessly vicious in an instant. The friendly outside is a thin veneer over a core of unbridled avarice.

Bill’s putative wife strikes me as cold-blooded – a female Michael Corleone.

and I agree about divisive politics. It is (sadly) an effective strategy in getting elected. But once elected you can’t get anything accomplished.

Every day I’m more and more certain that I can’t vote for Clinton. The question is, IF she get’s the nomination (and I pray she does not), will the GOP or a third party nominate someone I can vote for in good conscience?

When even the encyclopedia says (Grolier, The American Presidency):

Still, good presidents make the most of what they do face and move public opinion in their direction, and Clinton failed to do that. The fund-raising speech took precedence over the bully pulpit. Rather than chart a bold new course or seek the winds of change, Clinton followed the currents of popular opinion. Rather than set the terms and tone of public debate, he governed by polls. And so historians may judge the Clinton presidency, as do many Americans today, as a mixture of promise and disappointment.

You know you have an uphill PR battle for the ages.
DKK

Bill Clinton has the chihuahua’s view of things. He is exactly the guy Lyndon Johnson was thinking of when he said he would rather have him “inside the tent p*ssing out, than outside the tent p*ssing in.”

Neither Clinton has a mere mortal’s fear of shame. They lack a sense proportion, propriety and, above all, humility.

To many in the liberal community, this is both chutzpah and political acumen. To most of the others, it is symbol over substance.

He is a living proof that power corrupts the weakest of character –and let’s not forget his legacy as a divider and a junk yard dog fighter is eclipsed by his status as the only modern president impeached of high crimes.

He should have been stripped of his pension, his secret service detail and had his portrait removed from the White House.

He’s a living disgrace to America and a boon to our enemies abroad… oh wait, that title belongs to JimmineyCricketCarter.

“During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace… than at any time in its history.”

That’s a joke. The United States was attacked consistently through the 1990s. We were , in fact, at war. But, under Clinton’s feckless ‘leadership’, we didn’t admit it.

“During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more… economic well being than at any time in its history.”

That’s also a joke. Any number of periods in U.S. history have been equally or more prosperous than the 1990s. Also – Reagan laid the foundation; Clinton lucked out. Even what GPW cites as reforms / accomplishments were largely Republican-driven. (Even NAFTA.)

Finally – Why are you quoting White House press releases, written by the Clintons? What’s up next, a note from their moms?

I am filled with wonder about how Hillary thinks she can ride this cyclone if she gains the Whitehouse. She would be like the dog catching the UPS truck.

Clinton is not unlike O’neill’s “Emperor Jones” or the Josiah Harlan character in Kipling’s “The Man Who Would Be King.” Perhaps Hillary could get Bill a position as the Wizard of Dubai. It would probably come closest to fitting the man’s self image.