Popdose: Pop Politico: “Why Bill Clinton Is a Douchebag”
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
It's disappointing, really. No, I have no great love for Clintonism, but I have less for the current administration and their virtual two-tiered reality: the wealthy five percent and the rest in the quickly disappearing middle class and rapidly growing poor. With that dynamic, and the public outcry for change and reform, the Clinton campaign should have been a cakewalk.
Yet, there's Bill out there electioneering like a candidate and not a potential 'first husband', race baiting the electorate, trying to make things uglier. Obama has been trying to stay above the fray but has found it necessary to come back swinging. It's partially a good thing because Democrats historically have a way of not fighting back, letting accusations slide in order to maintain... I don't know... dignity? Decorum? Just to save face? Either way, it is a flaw that Republicans have worked like a song for decades.
The big negative though is that all the promises of doing things a new way have ceased. They have to. Politics is not a 'new way' sort of game. But in all the electioneering, will the Dems two top picks bust each other up to the point where neither seems presidential or electable?
Dramatic as it sounds, I truly believe that if a Democrat cannot win this year, a year where Bush / Cheney are almost handing a victory to them through flaw and failure, the Democratic party ends. It will be a worldwide sign that, as a member of the GOP, you can't screw up enough to not win.
1Py_Korry1
· 1 year ago
"I truly believe that if a Democrat cannot win this year, a year where Bush / Cheney are almost handing a victory to them through flaw and failure, the Democratic party ends."
Don't forget about hacking votes! Or what about other dirty tricks the Right has used to subvert an election -- like those chronicled in the book below:
You would think though, with the GOP on the hook for so many things wrong with the country, that there wouldn't be a mysterious vote malfunction or supernatural electorate out there that could stop the Dems, that the preponderance of evidence would be enough to usher in change...
Or maybe I've been watching one too many Frank Capra movies!
jack
· 1 year ago
Haven't you heard? The pundits on Fox news are already saying the economy is in a downturn because of "fears of a Democrat becoming President"!
It has nothing to do with tax cuts for the wealthy, a costly war with no definite end, worldwide resentment at our actions, or the current administration's inability to EVER admit an error in judgment or change course (That would be a sign of weakness. Better to drive off a cliff than turn the wheel!)
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
Fox is right. Fox is always right. And Ann Coulter is the hottest piece in the whole world.
Y'know, blinders are fun.
Zack
· 1 year ago
Is it a coincidence that you mentioned "Ann Coulter" and a piece of horseriding equipment in the same comment?
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
Hey, the old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be.
Zack
· 1 year ago
I think I'll attend her next public speech, and throw apples and lumps of sugar at her.
1Py_Korry1
· 1 year ago
My wife says she's so bitter because she injects herself with her own urine.
JonCummings
· 1 year ago
The Clintons are dead to me.
Dan
· 1 year ago
Jeff - tax cuts DON'T "only work if you reduce government spending accordingly ". Actually, just reducing government spending works fine. Tax cuts are simply a give-back to the wealthy. They don't stimulate the economy at all. Upper tax brackets were taxed at a higher rate during Clinton (who, nevertheless is a douchebag) and the economy was much better by any measuring stick. Maybe not the rate of homeownership, but that was an illusion, wasn't it.
jefito
· 1 year ago
Don't get me wrong -- I'm not advocating tax cuts. I'm actually of the belief that we (particularly me, out here in New Hampshire) are taxed next to nothing for our ridiculous standard of living. I just didn't want to get into that with Captain Bozo. My point was that even if you believe tax cuts are necessary to stimulate the economy, you can't possibly be stupid enough to think the government can get away with subsequently increasing spending.
Your Cuz
· 1 year ago
Sounds like your voting for Obama
Guest
· 9 months ago
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Cap
· 1 year ago
It will be difficult for a liberal to win. The surge is working, despite the almost treasonous clammers of leading dems. Tax cuts have a history of working to stimulate the economy, as W proved a few years ago despite the shrieking of liberals who were once again outsmarted. And liberals are being exposed as being racist as they are against schools of choice, no child left behind and the black genocide called abortion.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
We're not looking at tax cuts though. Yes, there is support to retain Bush's previous cuts but what's coming down the pike is a rebate in a credit crunch. That's a wash. That rebate goes right in to pay for the credit debacle, not economy stimulus as hoped. 1 for 1.
jefito
· 1 year ago
You neglect to mention that tax cuts only work if you reduce government spending accordingly -- something this administration has proven itself to be gleefully unwilling to do. And speaking of wasting money, no surge on Earth is powerful enough to overcome the disgusting corruption encouraged by the Bushies in Iraq. Seven years of this total bullshit, and you're still defending these thugs? Voters like you are what's wrong with this country.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
It's important, at this point, to remember George W.'s insistence that "America will not tolerate terrorists or countries that harbor them". We occupied, and continue to occupy, a country that initially didn't have terrorists. Was Sadaam Hussein bad for the world? Sure. But we occupied a country that, at that moment, didn't personally attack us. The UN was right. No WMDs. But we, as a sovereign nation, refused to listen.
But what of Pakhistan and Saudi Arabia, two places we know for certain are harboring terrorist movements? Where is our tough talk to them? Nowhere, since they're also our "allies".
Why are we spending lives and money to confront terrorism anywhere but where we know the terrorists are?"
1Py_Korry1
· 1 year ago
Just think if it was a Democract who tried to do a tenth of what Bush is doing to our country. What would the Right be doing and saying right now?
1Py_Korry1
· 1 year ago
Cap: Are these the latest talking points from the RNC? Man, you guys gotta "refresh" these 'cause it's all pretty stale. Buy hey, I'm surprised you didn't include a "Hillary is a communist lesbian" sentence in there. Those are always good for a laugh.
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Yet, there's Bill out there electioneering like a candidate and not a potential 'first husband', race baiting the electorate, trying to make things uglier. Obama has been trying to stay above the fray but has found it necessary to come back swinging. It's partially a good thing because Democrats historically have a way of not fighting back, letting accusations slide in order to maintain... I don't know... dignity? Decorum? Just to save face? Either way, it is a flaw that Republicans have worked like a song for decades.
The big negative though is that all the promises of doing things a new way have ceased. They have to. Politics is not a 'new way' sort of game. But in all the electioneering, will the Dems two top picks bust each other up to the point where neither seems presidential or electable?
Dramatic as it sounds, I truly believe that if a Democrat cannot win this year, a year where Bush / Cheney are almost handing a victory to them through flaw and failure, the Democratic party ends. It will be a worldwide sign that, as a member of the GOP, you can't screw up enough to not win.
Don't forget about hacking votes! Or what about other dirty tricks the Right has used to subvert an election -- like those chronicled in the book below:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Rig-Election-Confessi...
You would think though, with the GOP on the hook for so many things wrong with the country, that there wouldn't be a mysterious vote malfunction or supernatural electorate out there that could stop the Dems, that the preponderance of evidence would be enough to usher in change...
Or maybe I've been watching one too many Frank Capra movies!
It has nothing to do with tax cuts for the wealthy, a costly war with no definite end, worldwide resentment at our actions, or the current administration's inability to EVER admit an error in judgment or change course (That would be a sign of weakness. Better to drive off a cliff than turn the wheel!)
Y'know, blinders are fun.
But what of Pakhistan and Saudi Arabia, two places we know for certain are harboring terrorist movements? Where is our tough talk to them? Nowhere, since they're also our "allies".
Why are we spending lives and money to confront terrorism anywhere but where we know the terrorists are?"