HRC Got Game

I have not been real happy with the Clintons as of late. Tonight they brought me back in the fold. HRC got game. Serious fucking political game. She proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt tonight. That was a big time move tonight.

I realize it was coordinated with the Obama campaign but it was pulled off nicely. Well done.

It's the Country, Stupid

I am quite pleased that we won't have to deal with the Clintons on the national scene much longer. This Vanity Fair piece would an ominous foreshadowing of what the Democrats would be in for if HRC had won the nomination.

To know Clinton is, sooner or later, to be exasperated by his indiscipline and disappointed by his shortcomings. But through it all, it has been easy enough to retain an enduring admiration—even affection—for a president whose sins against decorum and the dignity of his office seemed venial in contrast to the systemic indifference, incompetence, corruption, and constitutional predations of his successor’s administration. That is, easy enough until now.

When it comes to the Clintons I can honestly say "been there, done that." I have little desire to re-fight the 90's. We have a lot of fixin' to do in this country after 8 years of those fucking war criminals in the White House and the last thing we need is worrying about who Bill is banging this week. I don't care if he is or is not a loyal husband. I do not care. Unfortunately, the sexually repressed, Cheeto-breath right and the MSM are obsessed with Bill's pecker.

Lets get on with bringing home our boys and girls from Iraq so we can send them off to college, or get them the care they need. Lets get on with restoring the 4th amendment and telecom immunity. Lets get on restoring the DOJ's reputation and ... on and on. Its about the country, stupid.

I have no doubt the Right will have its issues with a President Obama but he won't be giving them ammunition. He's got a lot of self-discipline and does not appear to have the narcissistic tendencies that doomed Clinton. We actually have a chance to get some important shit done.

He Just Can't Help Himself, Can He?

Bill Clinton has done it again. Why is one of the greatest campaigners of the 20th Century putting his foot in his mouth? Again. HRC and her campaign are going to love explaining this:

"Well, the first thing she intends to do, because you can do this without passing a bill, the first thing she intends to do is to send me and former President Bush and a number of other people around the world to tell them that America is open for business and cooperation again,"

If we are to take Bill at his word, HRC would be asking 41 to essentially admit that his son's Presidency has been a failure. Uh, yeah. That's going to happen.

Had enough?

Judgment vs Experience (UPDATED)

Staff writer Jason Clayworth has an interesting piece in today's Des Moines Register. The article focuses on the recent dust up with Hillary over his teenage drug use, but near the end of the piece is an interesting comment from Obama about Bill Clinton's appearance, last night, on Charlie Rose. Bill spent several minutes talking about HRC's experience. Here is Obama's response:

“Look, this is an argument that they’ve been making during the duration of this campaign,” Obama said. “Here is a quote: ‘The same old experience is irrelevant. You can have the right kind of experience or the wrong kind of experience. Mine is rooted in the real lives of real people and it will bring real results if we have the courage to change.’ That was Bill Clinton in 1992,” Obama said, noting that he has been involved in government for more than a decade.

If experience in the real lives of real people is the metric by which we evaluate our Presidential hopefuls then Bill Clinton surely must agree that Barack Obama has plenty of the right kind of experience. And Obama has certainly shown better judgment in matters such as the Iraq War and the Patriot Act. Isn't this election really about judgment? We have spent the past 15 years with Presidents whose judgment we have come to question (albeit for entirely different reasons). The last thing we need is the experience of a President who has been on the wrong side of most of the major issues of the past few years. Time for a change.

UPDATE: Here is another report of Bill's Charlie Rose appearance.

No Shit Sherlock

Apparently Sherlock Holmes now works for the Washington Post. Money quote:

Former president Bill Clinton has emerged as a clear asset in his wife's campaign for the White House, with Americans offering high ratings to his eight years in office and a solid majority saying they would be comfortable with him as first spouse, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Hey guys. Thanks for clearing that up.