BREAKING NEWS: Dems Bash Bill Clinton like he was Bush

[berni_mccoy]

And you wonder why repubs like to harp on Clinton... sheesh.

(for context: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x238994 and http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x239885)

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Clinton gets no bouquets from me. freepers might defend jr on every

shitty deal regardless of how stupid, but when Bill screwed up -and he did, I didn't mind saying so.

[Tom Joad]

3. You mean ... this is not a cult?

[Warpy]

4. Well, our lack of doglike devotion and cultlike obedience

to all leaders, present or past is what distinguishes us from Freepers.

Yeah, I had little use for Clinton until he stood up to the bullies on the right and refused to resign over something that had no bearing on his job and wasn't any of their damned business to begin with.

It was his finest hour.

[Todd B]

8. Still, you have to admit..

..he *was* probably the best Republican president of the last 50 (or so) years. ;)

[Tom Joad]

2. All he did was kill lots of Iraqis ... you'd think that's a crime or

something.
sheesh.

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Clinton would not have had the "opportunity "to kill lots of Iraqis

:eyes: if Bush Sr had done his job and got rid of Saddam during the first Gulf War, but hey? :shrug: Who imposed the sanctions against Iraq? And pResident War Monger is NOT done killing Iraqis, is he? All trails/crimes lead back to the BFEE, do they not?

[insane_cratic_gal]

5. Truth should prevail over party lines

Even if it's ugly.

I don't' want to defend Clinton (Mr or Mrs) if he did wrong. I simply won't apologize for him.

[WI_DEM]

6. Who said Cindy Sheehan was a Democrat? She is a symbol of

the war and not a political tool for either party.

[radio4progressives]

11. She is on the advisory board of the Progressive Democrats of America

Isn't a guarantee that she's a registered Dem, because PDA works with all progressives, in and out of the party.

[Swamp Rat]

12. She sure is treated like a tool, especially by rethuglicans.

[WI_DEM]

13. I think she is entitled to denounce any pro-war dem or rep

She has been tough on Hillary too, but then so have we here at DU. Yes, Bill is a hero to many here, but he certainly can't be called a progressive democrat. He was a Dick Morris Democrat with lots of charisma.

[sui generis]

7. look! Over there! A shiny thing!

:eyes:

[ronnykmarshall]

15. I like when they do that ...

on The Stephanie Miller show.

[wuushew]

9. DOMA, Telecom Act, NAFTA, Welfare reform, etc.

numerous failings. No excuse for not even getting out his veto pen.

[Sapphire Blue]

17. Agree 100%!

[bigjohn16]

10. No they criticize him for the mistakes he made.

Thats what were suppose to do its our job. The government doesn't need us to be cheerleaders it needs us to be the boss.

[Kansas Wyatt]

14. Well he continued Bush I's policy, while defending himself from the

Radical Rabid Right Wing. With the Radical Rabid Right Wing trying to bite his nuts off, with every move he made, he also refused to launch PNAC. After what happened to JFK, who knows what would have happened if he actually ended sanctions and brokered a genuine peace deal with Iraq.

Now, whether he is keeping close to the BFEE for the sake of the country or just being chummy, remains to be seen.

[LeftCoast]

18. I'm locking this

Please do not carry over discussions from other threads. Thanks.