Michael Takiff has written a new book, A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know Him. My guess is President Obama might share the judgment that Clinton is a complicated fellow.
Within the last week or so the former president has declared that Mitt Romney had a “sterling” business career; that Romney easily crosses the qualification threshold for being president; that Bain Capital’s work is “good work;” that Congress should extend all the Bush-era tax cuts, including those for the wealthiest Americans; and that we’re still in a recession.
This all comes from the most prominent Democrat in America after Obama.
At this rate, Clinton may be nominated to be vice president – by Mitt Romney. After all, it’s hard to imagine anyone doing more damage to Obama, or more on behalf of Romney, than what Clinton is doing day in and day out. Call it a unity ticket for America.
In retrospect, maybe it wasn’t so wise of Barack Obama to accuse Bill Clinton of playing the race card in the South Carolina primary in 2008. It turns out The Big Dog has a long memory.
Bill is preparing battlespace for Hillary. I doubt there is a chance she would be able to take advantage of it.
I have been converted to the theory that Bill and Hillary Clinton were stunned by their abandonment by Democrat elites during the 2008 primaries. After all, wasn't he supposed to be the first black president? They took it for granted surrogates would do the dirty work to defeat Obama. It was too late when the Clintons realized this would not occur!
Political commentary on this forum continues to perplex me. A few remarks by Clinton now, when most voters aren't even paying attention to the race,are irrelevant. when the chips are down, after Labor Day, both Clintons will be out there full force for Obama. n Equally bizarre is the wishful thinking by some bloggers that the black turnout for Obama will be reduced. Having pulled a significant turnout in 2008, Obama's people will have learned their lessons and will produce an even bigger turnout this year.Hopefully, he will have alienated enough white voters that Romney will win back several states where black turnout made a difference.
not to mention the Democratic lock on dead voters….
Harold-You are right that not many people are paying attention now and that President Clinton will campaign for President Obama in the fall. On the other hand, President Clinton is leaving a video trail of these comments that the Romney campaign can use. n nAlso, nobody thinks that President Obama will get less than 90% of the black vote. The question is turnout. With the unemployment rate among blacks being something like 15% and President Obama having failed to deliver any positive change, there will definitely be some black voters who sit this one out.
Clinton knows exactly what he doing. The few remarks now are NOT for the "most voters" who aren't paying attention. It's for Democrats, donors, politicians, and other countries.
Wasn't it Clinton who called the '08 Obama campaign "the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen"? Too bad no one was listening.
You forget – the alternative was Bill and Hillary – or John McCain. n nWhadya 'xpect? The American People didn't have a hero in that race.
So… Peter Wehner is voting for Obama. Hhmmmm…..