Posted on 02/13/2006 11:57:48 AM PST by Sub-Driver
By MARC HUMBERT, AP Political Writer 28 minutes ago
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's likely Republican Senate race challenger charged Monday that the New York Democrat's criticism of the Bush administration "aids and abets our enemies" in the battle against terrorism.
John Spencer's comments to reporters came after a fiery speech to the state Conservative Party leadership in which, during a defense of the Patriot Act, he also attacked the administration of former President Bill Clinton.
"I wish we had it before 9-11," said the former mayor of Yonkers. "And, I wish we had an administration in Washington that wasn't an appeasing, liberal, whining administration in the 90's that allowed the terrorists to build up the way they built up."
There was no immediate comment from the former first lady.
Polls show Spencer trailing far behind Clinton in her bid for a second Senate term, and she has a huge fundraising advantage as well. She is a potential 2008 Democratic presidential candidate.
Asked after his speech about his criticism of Clinton — who voted to authorize sending troops to Iraq but who has been highly critical of President Bush's conduct of the war — Spencer said she "puts politics first in our war on terror and our troops second."
Spencer said that while there was a way to properly criticize the conduct of a war — he cited Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) — "You shouldn't do it with such divisive and blame-America-first methodology, and that's what she does, which aids and abets our enemies."
Lumping Clinton with Sens. John Kerry and Edward Kennedy, Spencer added, "They seem to salivate at what they hope would be bad news for the Bush administration, and that's divisive for our nation."
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She would be a worse disaster than Jimmy Carter or her husband.
I will bet $$ that if Spencer is the Republican nominee she will refuse to debate him.
Hillary should be tried for treason! She has been aiding and abetting our enemies for years. You don't know Hitlary very well do you. Save your tears for someone who needs them and/or deserves them.
"I don't like Hillary at all but to say she is aiding and abetting the enemy is over the top and uncalled for."
I'll bite. How about, 'She only wants to destroy America via an inside job?'
And that's somehow tolerable? Not.
Absolutely Not! I don't like hillary at all, I just don't think shes a traitor.
I have no tears for her.
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