Posted on 06/07/2005 8:29:36 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Bill Clinton says Democrats have a "responsibility to treat the Republicans with respect" and to try to work with them on the issues -- but he also told Fox News's Greta Van Susteren, "as those cannons are fired at us, we have to stand up and fight back."
And that's just what Clinton's wife Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton did on Monday -- giving what the New York Times called a "starkly partisan" speech at a New York City fundraiser on her behalf.
Although her husband has spent time with -- and frequently has praised -- both President George W. Bush and former President George H.W. Bush in recent months, Sen. Clinton on Monday took a different tack.
"There has never been an administration, I don't believe in our history, more intent upon consolidating and abusing power to further their own agenda," Sen. Clinton told a "Women for Hillary" fundraiser on Monday.
"I know it's frustrating for many of you, it's frustrating for me. Why can't the Democrats do more to stop them (Republicans)?" she asked.
Sen. Clinton said she stays awake at night, "thinking about all the mistakes and the wrong direction and all the bad decisions being made in Washington.
"I can tell you this: It's very hard to stop people who have no shame about what they're doing. It is very hard to tell people that they are making decisions that will undermine our checks and balances and constitutional system of government who don't care. It is very hard to stop people who have never been acquainted with the truth."
Former President Bill Clinton has said his wife is concentrating on re-election to the Senate in 2006 -- not yet thinking about a presidential run in 2008. But many people on both sides of the aisle see a grand plan afoot.
"We cannot give them (Republicans) another two years of majority," she said on Monday. "We cannot give them another four years after that."
As reported by the New York Times, Sen. Clinton called the House of Representatives "a dictatorship of the Republican leadership," and she said some Republican leaders "honestly believe they are motivated by the truth, they are motivated by a higher calling, they are motivated by, I guess, a direct line to the heavens."
She also criticized the Washington press corps for not standing its ground: "If they're criticized by the White House, they just fall apart." Sen. Clinton said the press needs to "toughen up."
The breakfast fund-raiser, held at a New York City hotel, raised about $250,000 for Sen. Clinton's Senate re-election campaign, the newspaper said.
If you could ask that question, and get an answer, the truth content of that answer would = 0. Nil, for you soccer hooligans out there.
So the Republicans are elected by a majority of the voters, and then they try to follow through on their campaign promises by implementing laws that they said they would, and by appointing Judges everyone knew they would, and by sticking to their public principles...I guess that means we are trying to exert control over the governmental institutions that we now control...What exactly was the complaint? Was it that Hillary lost? I have never heard anyone say they are angry about losing in a more circuitous route...After all, it is Republicans fault that Republicans won...
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"There has never been an administration, I don't believe in our history, more intent upon consolidating and abusing power to further their own agenda,"
I can name one Hillary: your husband's.
Except in Johnnie Heinz's case...it actually happened.
"Now, I talk to Eleanor Roosevelt all the time, and she has never said there is any reason to only have one point of view," she said. "But apparently they have a different direct line."
Apparently Clinton thinks we should all have two points of view. But that's Kerry's platform.
If you read about her, try not to get upset - I had to read about her and it kept me upset for months," Mrs. Clinton said of Judge Brown. "This is a woman who truly sees the world in 19th century terms. You know, during the Clinton administration, we used to talk about building a bridge to the 21st century. This administration wants to build a bridge to the 19th century.
I wonder if it upset her more than finding out that Bill wasn't building a bridge all those times he told her he was busy in the oval office.
Meanwhile, she gets the century wrong, as Justice Brown wants a bridge back to the 18th century, to the original meaning of the constitution.
It is very hard to stop people who have never been acquainted with the truth." - That sounds very absolutist to me, and single-point-of-viewish to me, as does this statement: "We can't ever, ever give in to the Republican agenda," she declared. "It isn't good for New York and it isn't good for America."
"There has never been an administration, I don't believe in our history, more intent upon consolidating and abusing power to further their own agenda,"; ... "all the mistakes and the wrong direction and all the bad decisions being made in Washington.'
"I can tell you this: It's very hard to stop people who have no shame about what they're doing. It is very hard to tell people that they are making decisions that will undermine our checks and balances and constitutional system of government who don't care. It is very hard to stop people who have never been acquainted with the truth."
Ladies and Gentlemen .. what we have here is the finest example of the "projection technique" I've seen in a long time. Hillary has just told the whole world the character of a Hillary administration.
I agree Hillary, you have no shame about any of the corrupt or illegal things you did which put America in harms way. And .. I agree I'm frustrated that you and your minions are so blind to what America is really all about; that's why you can't stop repubs - and you never will.
But .. unlike you and your minions Hillary .. we are NOT trying to erase the checks and balances (as you claim) - we're trying to restore them to what the founders of America originally planned for us to do.
These little outbursts of partisan personal destruction will not resonate with RED STATES - that's why the Hillary cabal will never control the WH or anything else in America. We won't do it overnight, but we will squash this bug of evil in our midst.
Because you are not the majority. Your parties inability to stop the Republicans agenda stems from your out of the main stream leftist views. The best way to fix this is to STFU about guns and kick the gun banners out of your party. The next step would be to not be such aholes to republicans. The third would be not to be such wackos. As for what you should do now. Nothing, you lost and no one wants to see you sore losers do nothing but obstruct the wining party.
Only Republicans can stop the Republicans. Hopefully, very soon.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh. My eyes!
Lurch's younger brother
Then why do they keep voting for politicians who are based more on attaining power than principle?
Because we're too damn good...
We dare not forget that they are fantastic fundraisers. Both of them.
While the base may not support them, Bill/Hill are great at holding fundraisers and raking in the moola. We discount that fact at our peril, when so many elections seem to be won by dollars to advertise rather than true popularity and votes!
Title should read "Why can't the democrats stop the Americans?"
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