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Clinton Relishing Role as Democrats' Adviser in Chief
NYTIMES ^ | 01/04/03 | KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

Posted on 01/03/2004 8:30:55 AM PST by Pikamax

January 4, 2004 Clinton Relishing Role as Democrats' Adviser in Chief By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

ASHINGTON, Jan. 3 — He left office nearly three years ago, but Bill Clinton, the youngest ex-president in modern times, is still the go-to guy in Democratic politics.

All of the party's major candidates for president say they call on Mr. Clinton for advice. They say the former president always seems eager to talk politics, and one says the former president sometimes seems to relish the calls as an excuse not to work on his memoirs.

"He said to me once, `I shouldn't be spending this much time, I've got to be writing my book,' " this candidate said. "But if you get him at home or in the office and he's not traveling, he has the time. And he loves it."

The candidates said they were seeking advice on matters both tactical and substantive. As they tussle over the direction of the party, they are also consulting former Clinton aides to help flesh out their policy proposals. Robert E. Rubin, Mr. Clinton's treasury secretary, and Gene Sperling, a senior economic adviser in the Clinton White House, are particularly popular.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 01/03/2004 8:30:55 AM PST by Pikamax
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Bwahahahaha! This guy helps the dims lose the senate, the house and the presidency to the republicans and they still want him to advise them how to win? Please, keep up the bad work!
2 posted on 01/03/2004 8:36:57 AM PST by manic4organic (An organic conservative)
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3 posted on 01/03/2004 8:37:59 AM PST by Support Free Republic (If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened!)
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To: Pikamax
I can see why the Democrats keep going to him for advice...

First was the decisive victory of his successor...Al Gore.

Then there was his 2002 success in holding on to the Senate.

More recently his advice allowed California Governor Grey Davis to fend off a recall vote.

And, now, his handpicked candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, Wesley Clark, has surged ahead of HOward Dean and is on track to win in 2004.

Yep...ol' Slick Willie...I can see why he's the "go to guy" for the 'rats. Just look at...oh, wait, we AREN'T in "Bizarro World"?!?!

;-)
4 posted on 01/03/2004 8:39:26 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Pikamax
...the former president sometimes seems to relish the calls as an excuse not to work on his memoirs.

But the interns don't relish bumping their heads in the bottom of the desk every time the phone rings.

5 posted on 01/03/2004 8:39:36 AM PST by OSHA (Those who don't use thier taglines should consider all the poor in China that don't HAVE taglines!)
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To: Pikamax
Arnold from CA endorses Clinton as an aid to any rat who is thinking about getting his help.
6 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:44 AM PST by VRWC_minion (Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and most are right)
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To: Pikamax
...they are also consulting former Clinton aides to help flesh out their policy proposals...

Clinton didn't seem to have too much trouble getting the flesh out when Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers, and Monica were nearby.

7 posted on 01/03/2004 8:53:44 AM PST by rickmichaels
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To: Support Free Republic
AACK! I admire Donna Reed's film work, but she was an anti-Vietnam war activist, and peacenik.
8 posted on 01/03/2004 8:55:11 AM PST by Molly Pitcher (I miss Bob Bartley....)
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"one says the former president sometimes seems to relish the calls as an excuse not to work on his memoirs."

Yes - it taxes his brain to think up all the lies for his 'legacy'. So much for a one page book!!

He relishes anything that makes him feel important. He is so 'has been'. I think he knows most of us wish he would just go away and leave us alone.

9 posted on 01/03/2004 8:57:34 AM PST by LADY J
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To: Pikamax
He tells them, "Kiss it," and they kiss it.
10 posted on 01/03/2004 8:58:57 AM PST by T'wit (Liberals are always wrong, even when they come down on both sides of the issue.)
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To: Pikamax
Snicker. Even NYT fluff can cover the fact that BJB is a never was has been..
11 posted on 01/03/2004 9:00:27 AM PST by cardinal4 (Hillary and Clark rhymes with Ft Marcy park...)
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To: Pikamax
He wishes.
12 posted on 01/03/2004 9:01:01 AM PST by mabelkitty
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Don't want to forget his coat tail effect in '94.

Quite the sage, he is.
13 posted on 01/03/2004 9:01:24 AM PST by leadpenny
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To: Pikamax
What a surprise that a NYT womyn writer would write such a gushing article about her and NOW's hero, Bill Clinton.
14 posted on 01/03/2004 9:01:39 AM PST by Dane
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To: Pikamax
Yeah, well, he's got all their FBI files......and until he's "gone" they know it. What's that saying....the definition of crazy is...."doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." Kinda defines the dems....and their followers.
15 posted on 01/03/2004 9:02:09 AM PST by goodnesswins (On the TENTH Day of CHRISTMAS........)
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To: Pikamax
This article inspires a lot of guffaws. Why would any candidate, for any office, seek out The Impeached One's advice after seeing the reults of the 2002 elections and the California recall? Seems all the candidates who sought his help LOST.


Secondly, his comment that 'I've got to be writing my book' is truly ridiculous. Any guesses as to how many ghost-writers he has on staff to write this pile of refuse?
16 posted on 01/03/2004 9:02:13 AM PST by Rummyfan
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To: cardinal4
Sorry, CANT cover...
17 posted on 01/03/2004 9:02:35 AM PST by cardinal4 (Hillary and Clark rhymes with Ft Marcy park...)
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To: Pikamax
Maybe the dim candidates should ask clinton for advice & then do the opposite.
19 posted on 01/03/2004 9:06:33 AM PST by Ditter
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To: Pikamax
LOLOL.....they're all smoking crack.
20 posted on 01/03/2004 9:18:24 AM PST by OldFriend (Always understand, even if you remain among the few)
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