Bill Clinton was right

Heritage Foundation ^ | August 24, 2006 | Robert Rector

[usastandsunited]

I think as time passes on, we will realize Clinton was a good president. Look at what party is parading in front of us now.

[Obie Wan]

We all know the facts but apparently Robert Rector doesn't !!!

[sgtbono2002]

Bill Clinton signed welfare reform because it was forced on him. He doesnt deserve credit in any way.

This should have a barf alert.

[gedeon3]

Total bull sh*t. He had no choice because the bill was veto proof. He himself said he was signing it reluctantly.
Bill clinton was, is, and will always be wrong.

[Arrowhead1952]

Note to Robert Rector, you can gold plate a turd, but there is nothing but $#** under the gold.

Robert Rector is just doing his best to create a legacy for X#42.

[Northern Yankee]

This should have a barf alert.

Absolutely... and American Heritage? Yee..Gods!

[Northern Yankee]

Whoops... Heritage Foundation...

[bandleader]

Is this a BARF ALERT?He vetoed the legislation when first presented!This sounds a little like "I Voted For It,Before I Voted Against It"(only in reverse)!!!!!!!!!!!

[bandleader]

In other words,it was Dick Morris who passed the legislation!I'd give his major pollster(Stan Greenberg)some credit as well!!

[1rudeboy]

Parsing? The author argues that Clinton's ability to manipulate "words and symbols" deserves more credit than it gets. Hardly a revolutionary opinion.

[griswold3]

Clinton did not bother me. I understood from the start what he was and embraced the electoral process thus making him my president too.
As for what the party is parading now. You are so right. The asylum is being run by the crazies. Now it seems never again will a DLC endorsed nominee (who can be "moderate") win.

[sine_nomine]

He would not want to betray his RINO roots.

Why has he helped McCain so much? RINOs of a feather stick together.

And how does McCain say thanks? By acting like a Demon_rat about the war.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

No, you can thank Newt and the GOP Congress for passing it. Morris was smart enough to read the tea leaves and knew that X42 was going to lose to Bob Dole if he kept stonewalling.

[ohioWfan]

You prefer lip service Clinton over Conservative judiciary (moving the entire country to the right), pro-life, pro-military Bush??

After five years on this forum, I'm still amazed by what some people will post just to get a dig in at this President.....

[ohioWfan]

Is Rector a liberal wolf in sheep's clothing, or just a fellow with a really bad memory??

[Corin Stormhands]

Is Rector a liberal wolf in sheep's clothing, or just a fellow with a really bad memory??

I knew Robert when I worked in DC. I did welfare policy for another organization for a while. This surprises me a little bit.

Then again, I haven't spoken with him in at least 13 years or more.

[Condor51]

Going back and reviewing some Rector's previous work all I can say is -- someone replaced him with a mind numbed Pod Person who wrote this nonsense.

[Sam Cree]

"Sometimes, you need a little reminder like that to fully appreciate Mr. Clinton's massive ego and understand what his Presidency was really all about - self-absorbtion."

I don't know that his ego is so massive. It just looks massive relative to the rest of him, which is stunted in so many ways.

[Brian Allen]

<< IIRC, this "reform" was shoved down his throat, he did not embrace it.

Correct. It wasn't until Dick Morris informed him he'd lose the '96 election if he continued blocking reform that he gave in. >>

Absolutely. Clinton was to "welfare reform" what the Spruce Goose was to modern air transport.