Hillary: Bush Broke Promise to My Husband

NewsMax.com ^ | 9/05/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

Continuing a month-long string of personal attacks on President Bush, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is now accusing Bush of breaking a "president-to-president" promise she said the Republican made to keep the AmeriCorps program intact.

"I personally know that there is a tradition among presidents when they succeed one another," Sen. Clinton told AmeriCorps supporters Wednesday, in quotes reported late Thursday by the Associated Press.

"When my husband spoke with the present President Bush as they were changing the leadership of our country, the only thing my husband asked President Bush was to take care of AmeriCorps and national service," she claimed.

But so far, complained Clinton, "that promise - made and even mentioned in the State of the Union - has not been fulfilled."

Funding for AmeriCorps has been stalled in Congress, with Republicans resisting Democrat demands for an additional $100 million to meet the program's current expenses.

Though it was originally conceived as a domestic version of the Peace Corps, conservatives have long criticized AmeriCorps as a make-work jobs program that actually accomplishes very little.

In 1997, AmeriCorps became the subject of an independent counsel investigation targeting Clinton's longtime friend and supporter Eli Segal, whom Clinton appointed to run the group. Segal was cleared of any wrongdoing, but the Justice Department kept details of the investigation secret.

Sen. Clinton complained that while Bush says publicly that he supports AmeriCorps, he's done nothing to force congressional Republicans to keep funding intact.

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[Peach]

Figures, Clinton wouldn't ask Bush to protect the nation from a growing threat from terrorism.

As if I believe ONE WORD from Hitlery's mouth, anyway.

[Steely Tom]

Oh puh-leeze!

[drstevej]

More Hillary flatulence. She really needs to use Gas-X as a breath mint.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

AmeriCorps needs to lead the UN into oblivion.

[Mr. Bird]

conservatives have long criticized AmeriCorps as a make-work jobs program that actually accomplishes very little.

Anyone who has any experience with the people and the program would say that's a generous assessment.

[Vesuvian]

"I personally know that there is a tradition among presidents when they succeed one another,"

What about the tradition of a former president shutting his mouth about his successor. I wish I was a reporter so I could ask her that.

[hotpotato]

"I personally know that there is a tradition among presidents when they succeed one another," Sen. Clinton told AmeriCorps supporters Wednesday,

And one of those traditions is for the ex-president to keep his mouth shut about the succeeding administration. Someone should remind hilary.

[hellinahandcart]

"When my husband spoke with the present President Bush as they were changing the leadership of our country, the only thing my husband asked President Bush was to take care of AmeriCorps and national service," she claimed.

I'm sure he cried and bit his lip, as he held his hands in a gesture of supplication...

It's going to be fun to see this whopper torn apart today. Think I'll have to listen to Rush and Sean this afternoon.

[ChadGore]

[Rivendell]

Hillary: Bush Broke Promise to My Husband

America: Hillary, your worthless POS husband broke his promise to the entire country for eight long years...so STFU!!

[hotpotato]

I wish I was a reporter so I could ask her that.

I wish you were too :-)

[Free Willard]

yuk..she is 200lbs of pure evil.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Ithacans use Americorps to print "funny money," spread socialism.

Ithaca is the City of Evil.

[Fifth Business]

.... the only thing my husband asked President Bush was to take care of AmeriCorps and national service," she claimed.

Sounds to me like he took care of it. It depends on what the words "took care of" mean.

[lawgirl]

"I personally know that there is a tradition among presidents when they succeed one another," Sen. Clinton told AmeriCorps supporters Wednesday, in quotes reported late Thursday by the Associated Press.

Yeah, it's called not speaking out against your successor when he's in office, you stupid b!tch! Now go tell THAT to your "husband."

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"I personally know that there is a tradition among presidents when they succeed one another," Sen. Clinton told AmeriCorps supporters Wednesday, in quotes reported late Thursday by the Associated Press.

What chutzpah! This creep's "co-president" violated every presidential tradition that he encountered. These utterly immoral, conscienceless people never cease to amaze.

[rintense]

Riiiiighht... and what about the unwritten rule YOUR husband broke- you know, don't trash other Presidents????

PKB, Hillary, PKB.

[auboy]

Hillary… put some ice on it!

[TheBattman]

"I personally know that there is a tradition among presidents when they succeed one another,"

You mean like leaving the Whitehouse in one piece? You mean leaving it in the condition in which you found it? Or do you mean vandalizing computers, furniture, phones, equipment, etc.?