Clinton: Losing House Would Help Obama in 2012

CBS News ^ | 9/19/10 | David S Morgan

[truthandlife]

Former President Bill Clinton said he believes President Obama was "shocked" and "disoriented" by the intensity of Republican opposition to his efforts to move the country forward.

Appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" this morning, Clinton also said that speculation over Mr. Obama losing his touch - owing to Washington gridlock - is not the whole story. He said that Republicans who learned during his own presidency that saying "No" can be rewarded at the ballot box are reusing that playbook now, regardless of how such tactics might stall economic growth.

Yet in a telling comment, when asked if President Obama's reelection chances might be improved if the Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives in the midterms, Mr. Clinton said yes.

The former president discussed the current state in Washington, in relation to his own two terms in office; Democrats lost control in Congress after a rise in anti-government fervor in 1994, and yet President Clinton was able to score several major legislative victories with the help of Republicans.

Mr. Clinton said, even before running for president, that Mr. Obama had begun to build friendships among Republicans, and made overtures towards continuing to work in a bipartisan manner.

[Louis Foxwell]

When the people are righteous the rulers fear them. When the people are corrupt the rulers control them.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Yet in a telling comment, when asked if President Obama’s reelection chances might be improved if the Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives in the midterms, Mr. Clinton said yes..”I think he was shocked at the intensity of the Republican opposition,” he said of President Obama. “But they learned from my first two years that if you just say ‘No,’ even though people hate it, you get rewarded for it, because it discourages the Democrats and it inflames your base. “So they're doing just what they did in ‘93 and ‘94. And so far it appears that they're being rewarded for it....”But, yeah, we passed a balanced budget bill, but it was easy to pass the balanced budget bill because 90% of the deficit was reduced by the budget that only Democrats voted for in 1993, that the Republicans beat them for, because that's what reversed trickled-own economics. That's what put the country on a whole new course. It was that budget, and the people who got beat were the people who voted for it.”

It should be obvious that Republicans taking the House will help Obama the next two years politically as with Clinton. How much we can't know. There is no way he could win re-election with the current congress.

You see that Clinton still gives the Democrat congress credit for balancing the budget in 1993, just before their election wipeout, even though he vetoed balanced budgets that the Republican congress sent to him after that. Clinton had the benefit of the Reagan peace dividend, the end of the cold war. The USSR fell and Bush before him started the unpopular base closings.

[meyer]

Psyops - Just trying to raise doubts among the conservative voters. Won’t work!

[umgud]

If we are not as enthusiastic in ‘12 as we are right now, ole Bubba may be right.

[Nervous Tick]

If the rats lose, they will always reinvent themselves.

They're already all over the reinvention, with their snazzy new rebranding and logo and everything... I'm helping them evolve towards the truth however! No extra charge, 'Rats!

[quintr]

What if Obama’s real goal is to become Secretary-General of the United Nations and the US presidency was just a stepping stone for this toad to jump off of?

[meyer]

Name one positive thing this Kenyan Kommunity Organizer Kommie ever did.

I think he hit the fairway once - on his second shot, from just behind the ladies' tee.

[econjack]

...President Obama was "shocked" and "disoriented" by the intensity of Republican opposition to his efforts to move the country forward.

Therein is the problem. Obama thinks he's moving us forward when in fact everything he's done is killing the economic engine that helped make this country great in the first place. Obama wants class warfare and his policies are geared towards a "haves" versus "have nots". He's so stupid he doesn't understand that a rising tide lifts all boats...idiot...

[Gilbo_3]

heheheh, you forgot the 'its the [bubble internet] economy stupid'...

I think youve been spot on about the upcoming results, ole juan wouldve killed any retaking of DC this yr, and the future is done if they dont seriously scrapp most of the bloated carcass of politics as usual and the behemoth of the fed...

[econjack]

I think he hit the fairway once - on his second shot, from just behind the ladies' tee.

Nope. He cheated and used a foot wedge...

[savedbygrace]

Well, sure, Mr. Clinton, we Republicans and conservatives will gladly vote for Democrats on Nov 2 if it means winning back the White House in 2012.

That sounds like a swell deal. We’ll get right on it.

Thanks for giving us such a great tip.

[SF_Redux]

nothing will help obummer with the Marines though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHz5tevLAw

[savedbygrace]

Former President Bill Clinton said he believes President Obama was "shocked" and "disoriented" by the intensity of Republican opposition to his efforts to move the country forward.

He's been shocked and disoriented for 20 months? Really?

[SF_Redux]

America has been on Prozac

[savedbygrace]

Mr. Clinton said, even before running for president, that Mr. Obama had begun to build friendships among Republicans, and made overtures towards continuing to work in a bipartisan manner.

Obama shut out ALL Republicans from legislative negotiations right from Day 1 of his presidency. He met only with Dims to hash out details of bills that he was interested in. He didn't stop that procedure for a number of weeks, and employed it for important bills even later.

GASP! Am I saying Clinton is a liar? Why yes, yes I am.

[Chief901]

At the very least, if we take the House, they can starve all of his programs. That is a good thing, FOR US.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

You, are a meathead.

[SoFloFreeper]

LOL.

Yeah, well, we’ll see, won’t we?

[Bean Counter]

It was Arkansas voters who coined the term “Slick Willie” for their incredibly inept Boy Governor and his pushy wife, and it was widely rumored that people in Arkansas supported his candidacy for President because it was the most expedient way to get his lying ass out of the State.

That said, Premier Hussein is incapable of following even Bill Klinoon’s advice because he only sees the mirror he holds in front of his own face, and he only hears what his handlers tell him. Besides, the Clintons represent one of the biggest internal threats that Hussein faces. Why would he listen to who will soon be his mortal enemy??

[Candor7]

move the country forward>>>>>>>>>> This is how far out of touch Clinton is:

Defacto nationalization of our auto industry and health care,trillions of dollars of deficit, treasonous policy toward our allies in NATO, and of Israel, huge tax inncreases, race based divisive domestic policy, EPA rule by executive fiat, the lock out of the American people from the legislative process ( we will know whats in the law when we read it after it is passed), failure to secure our southern border AND MORE.

Thats moving the nation forward?

BJ must have a few screws loose in his geriatric somnolence, he clearly can't separate $hit fron shinola.

America is about to rid itself of it's leftist pestilance, and these leftist parasites can go smoothly into electoral perdition, or we will use radical surgery to rid ourselves of the whole lot.