Tag Archive 'Bill Clinton'

You can’t praise what isn’t there

Bookworm on Aug 27 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama

Unlike Hillary’s speech, Bill’s attempts to focus on Obama, rather than on generic Democratic goals.  Bill has a problem, though — the object of his praise has no record on which to run.  The best that Bill can do is create what amounts to a report card for a good student:  he’s a nice guy [...]

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That slimy trail

Bookworm on Feb 12 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton

I was still an oldlib, not a neocon, when the Clintons finished their White House tenure. I was also uninterested in politics so, like the vast majority of Americans, considered myself informed because I glanced at the headlines. I therefore managed to ignore complete the details and import of Bill Clinton’s sua sponte [...]

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