Bill Clinton Backs Lieberman
You know what, I hate to agree with anything Bill Clinton says but in this case he nails it. Clinton made some remarks concerning the Connecticut primary that are spot on.
"If we allow our differences over what to do now in Iraq to divide us instead of focusing on replacing Republicans in Congress; that's the nuttiest strategy I ever heard in my life," Clinton told the nonprofit cultural organization.
Audio of Clinton's comments was posted on the Minnesota Public Radio web site.
Clinton questioned efforts of some Democrats to impose a fixed timetable for removing U.S. troops from Iraq — something Lieberman opposes.
"Why send a signal to the people that are trying to keep Iraq divided and tear it up when we're gonna go," he asked.
Clinton defended Lieberman's Democratic credentials, mentioning how the senator has been endorsed by labor unions, environmental organizations and gay groups.
"We've got a world of differences between ourselves and the Republicans," he said. "So I think the Democrats are making a mistake to go after each other … for a situation none of them created."
Except for that last line of course, since Clinton did, indeed, help create the situation by allowing terror to grow unmolested during his tenure in office. And a lot of the Democrats backed the war before they didn't.
By Purple Avenger, Saturday, 15 July , 2006 @ 8:14 pm
“…nuttiest strategy I ever heard in my life.
Pelosi/Reid/Dean — charter members of Nuts-R-Us™
By Gaius, Saturday, 15 July , 2006 @ 8:16 pm
Makes you wish you had a Cyrillic R, doesn’t it?