Posted on 06/06/2012 6:25:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Via the Daily Caller, is he right? Before you say no, be advised that it sounds like Team Hopenchange is also starting to wonder:
A day earlier, Bill Clinton suggested that Congress should temporarily extend the tax cuts, but later in the evening a spokesman for the former president walked back his comments.
Mr. Clinton “doesn’t believe the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans should be extended again,” a spokesman said. Mr. Clinton’s comments on tax policy, in an interview on CNBC, left the Obama re-election campaign “upset,” and the campaign quickly asked Mr. Clinton to “correct” his remarks, a person familiar with events said.
How many times has he kneecapped The One in the past week? First he said that Romney had a "sterling" business record and was qualified to be president --- watch Krauthammer for more on that --- then he politely noted at a fundraiser with O that he's the only president in recent times to balance the budget, then he came out yesterday and endorsed a temporary extension of the Bush tax cuts. I thought that would end up helping O long-term but his campaign evidently doesn’t agree. And then there’s this. Show of hands: How many people think Bill Clinton, the consummate political animal, had no idea that praising Romney for his business career might prove unhelpful to Obama’s messaging?
I didn’t have any idea, when I was giving that answer, that I was wading into some controversy in the campaign, because I haven’t seen the ads, and I’m not following it, and I’m not really part of it. But you’d have to know about a specific [private equity] case to know whether it was a good or a bad thing. But there are a lot of good people in that business doing good things. That’s the point I was making.
There’s no one in American political life who’s more fun to write about than Clinton for the simple reason that it’s impossible to give him the benefit of the doubt on anything. He’s famously highly intelligent, famously devious, and, per his mastery of “triangulation,” famously willing to cross other Democrats to protect his own interests. When in doubt, you always, always assume he’s working an angle. What’s his angle here? Is it as simple as protecting his own legacy as the only Democrat in modern times to be reelected? Or, as I think many righties believe, are we seeing “Operation: Elect Hillary” in effect? If the latter, how would an Obama loss advance Hillary’s chances in 2016? Granted, it’s unusual for Americans to grant one party 12 years in the White House, but if Romney wins in November and the economy comes roaring back, it’ll be next to impossible to defeat him as an incumbent in four years. What’s Slick’s game? Remember, no theory is too nefarious.
bill wants to keep his money
” If Obama has four more years to pillage and destroy our country, Clinton knows HIllary will have no chance in hell of following him. In order for Hillary to have half a chance in ‘16, Obama needs to go down in flames in November. Then the Clintons can rush in, more in sorrow than in anger, and rescue the Democratic Party.”
I think your reasoning is close.
Klintoon “assists” The Messiah to the point that Obozo sees it is hopeless. Messiah decides to be historical (curry favor) and announces he has decided he can do more for the World by taking leadership of global initiatives and withdraws from re-erection race. Bubba inserts Her Thighness into the slot for Prez; Bubba inserts himself back into the Intern-Trainer-in-Chief position.
This. Clinton is a single agent for himself.
I think Clinton IS evil, I consider both Clinton and Obama to be parasites on the body of this country but I credit Clinton with wanting to preserve the host so that he can continue to live as a parasite. Obama on the other hand seems quite willing to see the country cease to exist.
Bill is just getting his pound of flesh for pulling the race card on him during the last election.
I was saying it back in 2008 after the election...that he might be the best thing to ever happen to us. It would finally allow the American people the chance to see what TRUE leftism is. The trick would be avoiding 50% of them being lulled to sleep by it.
Of course the other trick would be getting the GOP to take a stand and make clear, concise and logical arguements.
Clinton is in it for himself... nobody doubts that.
He is both clever and devious.
I’m just wondering how much he wants Hillary to be President.
What would really be in it for him?
Does he think he would have influence if she were top dog?
I wonder about that.
Of course, he would have tons of blackmail material but other than some kitchen table (I won’t say pillow talk) advice and an occasional ride in AF 1, which would be his upside?
Excellent point. Thanks.
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