A rare moment when a target of our drive-by media shot back (The Nation)

[kurth]

Regular readers of this column will know that it maintains no great affection for former President Bill Clinton. A Democratic Leadership Council stalwart, Clinton got elected president by promising health care and education for all and then proceeded to give the country fiscal conservatism and a corporate-sponsored free trade agenda. His missteps handed control of Congress to Newt Gingrich and the radical right, rendering the Democratic party largely dysfunction at the legislative level to this day.

But there has never been any doubt that Clinton was more serious about combating terrorism than his successor, George W. Bush. Clinton actually worried about threats to the United States, while Bush dismissed warnings at precisely the moment when the threats were most serious. And, as the intelligence community now confirms, Bush's failure of focus and practice have made the Americans more vulnerable.

The fact that Bush's supremely political presidency treats "homeland security" as a slogan rather than a necessity is the fundamental flaw in the current commander-in-chief's deeply flawed tenure. And his handlers are well aware of the problem. That's why they have worked so hard, along with their amen corner in the media, to create the false impression that Clinton and the Democrats were somehow more responsible for the 9-11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon than Bush and the gang that couldn't shoot straight.

Unfortunately, the so-called "leaders" of the opposition party have done a lousy job of challenging the spin job... until now. Clinton used an appearance with "Fox News Sunday's" Chris Wallace to challenge the lies of the Bush administration and its media acolytes. The interview, which was broadcast over the weekend, got to the heart of what's wrong not with the Bush presidency but with a media that covers that presidency from the on-bended-knee position...

http://nationmag.blogspot.com/2006/09/you-did-your-nice-little-conservative.html

[NOLADEM]

1. I hate articles that utilize Rush-bot language

[luckyleftyme2]

2. YOU LOST THE PUNCH LINE

Your hidden agenda ruined your spiel. netiher papa bush nor junior could walk in the shoes of clinton. and their behind the scenes backers fought clinton every step of the way.
whereas,junior had a cake walk his whole time;untill now that the public sees him for what he is.
0VER HIS HEAD
LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER
LIKE A LEADER WITH NO PLAN
LIKE A MAN WHO'S LOST HIS WAY