Originally posted by AKIron
If only a poor memory or faulty zipper had been Clinton's only fault Curly. The little incident with the Chinese and campaign funds is a little harder to overlook. With all those pardons at the end of his reign I guess I should just be thankful that Charles Manson isn't back on the street.
We've both been around a long time. Eisenhower was somnolent; JFK liked the ladies; LBJ was power-hungry; Nixon was paranoid; Carter was inflexible and excessively prissy; Reagan was a pathological liar who would lie when the truth served better; Bush Sr. wasn't too bad (in hindsight) although he struggled with the truth when there were political implications; Clinton liked the ladies, struggled with the truth when there were political implications, but was the brightest pres we've had since Roosevelt.
And now we have good ole Bush Jr, a man with no morality, a man who has no convictions (probably because he's too dumb to have one), a man who demonstrably avoided serving his country, a man who has lied to the American public repeatedly concerning the events in Iraq and last but not least, he has an all but convicted corporate criminal as his running buddy.
It is very confusing when you speak of Clinton's political shenanigans --- I keep comparing him to his predecessors and successors and he keeps looking smarter and more honest. Isn't that a hoot? Clinton and honesty in the same sentence, and yet he deserves the title "honest man" as much if not more than any other recent president.
All of the gabble you guys seem to believe reminds me of Adelai Stevenson running for the presidency against Eisenhower: Stevenson gave a great speech at a university (don't remember where) and an enthusiastic supporter jumped to his feet and shouted "Atta boy, Adelai, every
thinking person will vote for you!" Stevenson quickly replied "But, I need a majority!"
The voting public is all to easily persuaded by cheap campaign tricks and rarely gives any matter a discerning look. The voting public believes what it is told because politicians understand our "hot buttons." They know how to appeal to base instincts.
They completely understand the issues of religion, abortion, full civil rights for all Americans and so on.
So, when you say
The little incident with the Chinese and campaign funds is a little harder to overlook, somehow you forget to place things in perspective. You forgot the behavior of his predecessors and by golly, some politician has punched a hot button for you.
curly
