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HOT Freeper ping. Fell free to pile on...

What is this "we" crap he keeps talking about. He acts like he's got inside information or something.

People will say anything to you. Some people say, 'I'm sure glad you're gone.'"

Frankly, I cannot wait for MY turn to say something to him.

By W. Gardner Selby
San Antonio Express-News Austin Bureau

AUSTIN — Former President Clinton advised the Bush administration Wednesday to stick with the United Nations in deterring Iraq while decrying the Texas president's tax cuts as misguided "crazy" economics.

In a 90-minute appearance at the University of Texas, Clinton urged a friendly audience to share his vision of nations and peoples committed to shared benefits, responsibilities and values.

"Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play, and we all do better when we work together," Clinton said.

Calling the 2001 cuts "the worst mistake we made," Clinton noted Congress subsequently underfunded President Bush's education initiative.

And Bush now seeks to roll back a Clinton initiative that funded more than 100,000 additional local police officers.

"Look, everybody is supposed to sacrifice to fight this war against terror," Clinton said, but wealthy Americans who used to pay more of their income in taxes have been inappropriately singled out for checks in the mail.

"What's my sacrifice? I have to exert the energy to open the envelope containing my tax cut," Clinton said, to heavy applause. "That is bad ethics, it's bad economics, and it's bad for this country."

He added, "You can't have it all. This is crazy. I don't get this new attitude, and I think it's wrong.

"I think it's both good ethics and good economics to scrap this notion that we can fight a war on terror and give rich folks like me a tax cut. It amounts to class warfare."

Clinton said Bush doesn't need another United Nations resolution to attack Iraq, but should seek U.N. backing to ensure international support during what he expects would be a short war and a longer period remaking the nation.

But he ranked North Korea, suspected of building nuclear bombs, as the world's biggest threat.

"They can't grow enough food to feed their people," Clinton said. "They are world-class bomb builders and missile builders. And it's bizarre but true."

"This is a big problem, not because I think North Korea is likely to drop a nuclear weapon on South Korea," Clinton said. "If they do that, they know they will be history. They have no doubt that they cannot win a nuclear exchange. The danger is they will be overwhelmingly tempted to sell this stuff" to raise money for food.

Clinton said the United States needs to lead North Korea and neighboring nations as well as Japan and Russia toward a comprehensive solution that trades food and agricultural guidance for an end to the development of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

"Sooner is better than later, because they can't feed themselves. They think nobody likes them," Clinton said.

"We've got to break this whole psychology, we've got to break this crazy psychology. I think it can be done, but it's an urgent matter," he added.

The university gave away more than 7,400 tickets to the event, hosted by Liz Carpenter, former press secretary to Lady Bird Johnson, who listened from her home while her daughter Luci Baines Johnson sat among Democrats in the audience, including Tony Sanchez, the Laredo businessman who lost his bid for governor in November.

Citing demand, UT had moved the speech from a campus concert hall to the cavernous Frank Erwin Center, an arena named after the late UT regent who also was a Democratic mainstay.

Carpenter, introducing Clinton, said she was thrilled to have a former president "and one who doesn't need duct tape to hold us together."

Before Clinton entered, characteristically running late, boisterous audience members launched a wave and chanted as if at a football game.

"Texas!"

"Fight!"

"We want Bill! We want Bill! We want Bill!"

Outside, about 50 sign-waving Bush supporters fenced with Clinton fans.

Clinton "did nothing to stop the terroristic threat," said Matt Stolhandske of San Antonio, a first-year UT student and member of the Young Conservatives of Texas.

"It's not important what (Clinton) says," said Akbarali, a San Antonio senior and also a member of the conservative group. "I don't think he has anything to say."

Neither one had a ticket.

It's time to stop the Clintons and the lies they spread. Said enough x - it become the truth. Give the media space and they always get back to President Bush and his frat days. The media and the Clinton's agenda is the same.

We need a big time player saying big stuff exposing them for what they are!!!