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Mr. Clinton took care in his speech to avoid directly attacking the man who succeeded him as president, and he did not mention Mr. Bush by name. Nonetheless, the remarks seemed designed to offer Democrats a road they could follow to unseat the Republicans in 2004, while at least suggesting a contrast between the records of these two presidents.

ADAM NAGOURNEY

Clinton Says Party Failed Midterm Test Over Security Issue

Defining the clintons and clintonism: Nov. 5, 2002 and Q ERTY

by Mia T | November 13, 2002

How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,

And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!

~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The irony of the clinton Keyboard Caper, the inspiration for my Q ERTY SERIES, is that whereas we "didn't need those Ws to define the clintons," it was precisely a "W" -- Dubya -- who finally defined the clintons and clintonism.

Because he did so by counterexample, Dubya accomplished this feat with exquisite -- and seemingly effortless -- precision, subtlety and brilliance.

Dubya's love defined clinton hate Dubya's courage defined clinton cowardice Dubya's character defined clinton corruption Dubya's plain talk defined clinton doublespeak Dubya's competence defined clinton ineptitude Dubya's unselfconsciousness defined clinton solipsism and self-aggrandizement Dubya's selflessness defined clinton egocentricity, self-protection and self-enrichment Dubya's morality defined clinton deconstruction and subversion Dubya's charity defined clinton greed Dubya's straightforwardness defined clinton sleight of hand Dubya's reverence defined clinton rapacity Dubya's inventiveness defined clinton rigidity and devastation Dubya's humility defined clinton megalomania Dubya's focus defined clinton aimlessness Dubya's leadership defined clinton poll-following demagoguery Dubya's inclusiveness defined clinton balkanizing Dubya's compassion defined clinton intolerance Dubya's principles defined clinton expediency Dubya's prudence defined clinton recklessness Dubya's sanity defined clinton dysfunction Dubya's patriotism defined clinton sedition Dubya's loyalty defined clinton perfidy Dubya's brilliance defined clinton banality Dubya's greatness defined clinton smallness

Historians will record that Dubya's definition of the clintons and clintonism was formalized by the people on November 5, 2002.

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BUSH: "I will not wait on events, while dangers gather."

it won't s-p-i-n

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utter failure

CLINTON COWARDICE

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Democrat Debacle of '02

BUMP!

His attacks on Mr. Bush's terrorism policy came after a year in which Republicans accused Mr. Clinton of failing to hunt down Osama bin Laden or dismantle Al Qaeda when he was in office.

ADAM NAGOURNEY

Clinton Says Party Failed Midterm Test Over Security Issue

YOO-HOO MR NAGOURNEY!
THE FOLLOWING ANALYSIS IS FROM THE LEFTIST LA TIMES:
Clinton's failure to grasp the opportunity to unravel increasingly organized extremists, coupled with Berger's assessments of their potential to directly threaten the U.S., represents one of the most serious foreign policy failures in American history

Clinton Let Bin Laden Slip Away and Metastasize

Great post and graphics as always, Mia. I am going to have to buy more RAM for my P.C. just to keep up with you.

Regards,