Comments on: Awesome: McCain’s acting in good faith in pulling out of the debate, says Clinton

By: On the Right

On the Right — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:22:08 +0000

“You’re Right, Mr. President.”…

New McCain ad: Hey, you know who else blames Democrats for the mortgage mess?

Starring America’s favorite newly minted right-leaning independent.
Viscerally enjoyable, although Obama’s led in the polls on the economy
for so long……

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » New McCain ad: Hey, you know who else blames Democrats for the mortgage mess?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:33:54 +0000

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By: skewred.com » It IS in their DNA!

skewred.com » It IS in their DNA! — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:00:29 +0000

[...] to any House Dems poised to vote no. Sounds like Obama tried to get this bill passed as hard as Bill (Clinton) has tried to get Obama [...]

By: Merged - "John McCain suspends campaigning..." - Page 31 - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:14:51 +0000

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By: Bill Clinton quote of the day

Bill Clinton quote of the day — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:07:26 +0000

[...] He killed the new Kos talking point before it even got started. [...]

By: creekspecter

creekspecter — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:12:01 +0000

I think we all pretty much realize and agree that former President Clinton is one the ultimate politicians in this country’s history, regardless of his personal and political misconduct. He’s definitely done his homework how on Roosevelt, Kennedy (I mean Joe), LBJ and Tip O’Neil were able to twist so many arms,and leave the injured party smiling. I do feel that he’s making his statements less out of regard and admiration for John McCain (though McCain is one of those Republicans Clinton can “reach out” to, not something I’m absolutely thrilled about) and more out of spite and disdain for the Dems pretender to the throne. It doesn’t matter, though; any help Clinton throws this way is help we should take. So what if he’s only trying to set up a Hilary v. Sarah match in 2012 (and that’s not foregone, since McCain may do well enough and be hale enough to run again. Who knows?) Billy Jeff loves the game. Yes, he likes to win. Why play otherwise? I think he’d relish being “first husband” which is probably one of his motivators. Plus the fact that he sees Obama as chum in shark infested political waters. Big fish like Clinton can’t resist that kind of bait, no matter which party they belong to. Let’s let him chew up and swallow Obama, pat him on the head when he does, and reap the benefits. Then, when Palin runs, the Dems nominating Hilary will be like when they used to nominate Ted Kennedy. The Democrat party will be leading with their chin.

So, though I find Clinton to be mostly reprehensible, I can’t fault his political acumen. He’s doing what he can to influence the election against Obama, not particularly for McCain. Any port in a storm…

By: JEM

JEM — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:58:32 +0000

If I were John McCain, I’d have someone just close enough to be credible and just distant enough to be deniable drop a hint with Bill Clinton about how he should go about clearing his record for an eventual Supreme Court appointment.

Yeah, go ahead conservatives, retch. I feel the same way. But wasn’t it Napoleon who said ‘politics is the art of the possible’ and McCain ain’t gonna get a Scalia or even a Roberts through this Senate, and Bill Clinton’s nothing if not a practical man.

By: Jay Reding.com — McCain’s Gambit

Jay Reding.com — McCain’s Gambit — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:17:50 +0000

[...] acted admirably in doing what he did. Even Bill Clinton said as much. Politics aside, his actions were right because we don’t need more politicians blowing smoke [...]

By: Jamson64

Jamson64 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:14:12 +0000

President Clinton—called Republican presidential candidate John McCain QUOTE “a great man” and praised GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as an “instinctively effective candidate.”

Bill cut it out — I cannot like you.

To think Bill is the most reasonable Dem out there right now is something.

By: Son of Sam Kinison

Son of Sam Kinison — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:25:55 +0000

Wow,and osama thought chicago politics was brutal.Bill is a master at neautralizing borat lately.Reminds me of an old Carly Simon song”KILLING ME SOFTLY”.

Marines for Mccain on September 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM

Think that was Roberta Flack

By: Forget Andrew Sullivan: What’s up With Bill Clinton? | NachonBlog

Forget Andrew Sullivan: What’s up With Bill Clinton? | NachonBlog — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:29:48 +0000

[...] Allah can certainly be forgiven for asking the question: Is Bill Clinton voting Republican this year? [...]

By: Marines for Mccain

Marines for Mccain — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:24:53 +0000

Ive only heard Bill say Barak Obama ,about 4 times since the convention.

By: Marines for Mccain

Marines for Mccain — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:22:43 +0000

Wow,and osama thought chicago politics was brutal.Bill is a master at neautralizing borat lately.Reminds me of an old Carly Simon song”KILLING ME SOFTLY”.

By: Who’s Side is Bill Clinton On? « The Rhetorican

Who’s Side is Bill Clinton On? « The Rhetorican — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:18:19 +0000

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By: Texas Gal

Texas Gal — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:53:31 +0000

BJ still has that 2012 ticket in his pocket and he’s gonna hold on to it. I’m pretty sure he believes that Hillary could defeat Palin in 2012 but Hillary would have to wait for 2016 if Obama gets in and then there’s the strong possibility that after 8 years of Obama the likelihood of another Dem in the WH is slim for 2016.

By: JEM

JEM — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:46:05 +0000

Let’s look at the Bill Clinton calculus.

An Obama victory, no matter how bad he is once in office, pretty much locks Hillary out of the Oval Office permanently. Bad as Carter was he still got the nomination for a second term and so would Obama. 2016 is a long way away, and the country’s probably sick of the Dems by then anyway.

McCain wins, Obama’s looniest backers deflate and go back to wanking to ‘net porn. Dem party leadership gets shaken up, nutroots had their shot and lost, Dem playing field’s tilted back Sen Clinton’s way for 2012.

McCain’s not going to run for a second term, Sarah vs Hillary 2012. Bill knows his history, incumbent VPs are not a shoo-in for the top seat even when they’re coming out of a broadly popular administration (right Al?)

I’m sure there’s also a part of Bill that wouldn’t mind tanking Obama just to show the Dem party that he’s still a force they need to contend with. The Clintons might also be betting that 2012 will not have a galvanizing issue like the Iraq war to buzz the loony left into action, and that the sooner the party starts trying to take the center away from Palin the better.

By: a capella

a capella — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:40:01 +0000

Remember when the cool guys on Obama’s convention team thought it would be neat to play Addicted To Love following Slick’s presentation, ’cause they had the upper hand and could get away with it? Heh.

By: rockmom

rockmom — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:32:53 +0000

Oh man, the stuff about Obama with the earpiece reminds me of American Dreamz. Go rent that if you haven’t seen it. The dumb President uses an earpiece so his staff guy can feed him all the answers to everything. But he finally gets sick of it and takes it out. Hilarity ensues.

By: lionheart

lionheart — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:26:09 +0000

I realize that I may be small for this, but I still hate him.

By: HawaiiLwyr

HawaiiLwyr — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:16:05 +0000

Fellow Libra here…

What is this nonsense? I am a Libra too (today is my b-day) and I have no idea WTF they are talking about – am I supposed to post something at DU?

Seriously, I think the time Billy Jeff spent with Bush41 rubbed off on him and made him somewhat (only somewhat) sane.

By: SKYFOX

SKYFOX — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:08:48 +0000

Bill Clinton and Republicans opposing Obama. Strange bedfellows, indeed.

By: scalleywag

scalleywag — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:57:22 +0000

p.s. Pretty sure every one in his private circle knows exactly what Bill Clinton thinks of Barrack Obama. Maybe the media should ask some of them.

By: scalleywag

scalleywag — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:55:46 +0000

I didn’t think I’d ever say this…but I really enjoy Bill enjoying himself! It’s like he’s getting away with something (again) and doing it so cleverly (again) that some people don’t even realize what he’s doing (again). And the brilliant part of it is there’s not a damn thing they can do about it (again). Classic Clinton!

By: Domino

Domino — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:53:38 +0000

I’m reminded of the classic Godfather scene with Vito giving Michael his life lesson of whom to trust and whom not to.

If anyone’s forgotton why they loathe Hillbilly I suggest they pull out their copy of “Reckless Disregard”

It brings one back to reality.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:52:35 +0000

But O’s not just any idiot. He’s special. In a bad way.

baldilocks on September 25, 2008 at 12:42 PM

Oh, man, did that make me chuckle. Good times.