No, seriously. In The Washington Post this morning, at least two people have been labeled "Comeback Kids": Hillary Clinton and John McCain. No doubt that after South Carolina, Edwards and Obama will become "Comeback Kids," as will Huckabee when he takes another state.
I'm not sure how far back this "Comeback Kid" business goes, but it's definitely a term that got applied to Clinton the first before the 1992 election. I think Bill gave himself the moniker after he lost to Paul Tsongas in the New Hampshire primary but wound up taking the state on election night--by a large percentage.* And this is why Hillary *isn't* the new "Comeback Kid."
Now, I'm not exactly sure what the people of New Hampshire were thinking, but clearly some of them must have been smoking the wacky tabacky last night when they went to the polls for Clinton. (Don't think Rani doesn't know what goes on at Hampshire College--or at Dartmouth for that matter.) But even though Clinton won the primary, it was hardly by a large percentage. In fact, CNN held off on projecting the winner because the primary was pretty close. This wasn't some Comeback Kid, large percentage victory.
Don't be fooled by these tactics being employed by the Hillary camp.
Hate to tell you, but Hillary really is a robot from a galaxy far, far away. After all the horrors of the past eight years, it's easy to imagine that the Clinton years were this halcyon time when we all rode horsies and unicorns through the puffy clouds. Not so.
Remember Hillary's failed health care policy?
Remember Black Hawk Down and Somalia?
Remember Whitewater?
Remember campaign-finance investigations?
Remember Don't Ask Don't Tell?
Remember the Federal Government Furlough (during which our President was getting a visit from Ol' Blue Dress's Presidential Kneepads--and no, they weren't playing volleyball)?
Remember when Billary claimed they'd be adopting a (special needs) child but conveniently changed their minds after the 1996 election?
Remember Vince Foster (murder or suicide, your guess is as good as mine)?
Remember Bosnia and exaggerated claims of genocide--sounds familiar, eh?
Remember that the Clinton administration brought us the extraordinary rendition used to torture "suspected terrorists" in Syrian black prisons today?
I mention these things because Hillary predicates her experience on her tenure as First Lady. And by all accounts, she wasn't some shrinking violet First Lady who picks out new draperies. She was running the show and telling her husband what to do.
First Lady Macbeth.
Well, I say, "Out, out damn Hillary."
*And by "taking," we might wonder if Bill finished himself off in a sink... as he is wont to do.
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renditions...didn't know that one
this is what baffles me: a twelve-point turn-around in less that 24 hours. The only time we saw that was Bush 2004 and Bush 2000. Is anybody feeling me on this?
Bill Clinton might feel you... and then finish himself off in a sink. (Okay, okay-- you asked for it!)
Guys, take it easy. You're comparing caucuses and primaries. That's not a 12-point turnaround. That's Iowa vs. New Hampshire.
Nah, it's the NH polls vs. what actually happened in NH... not NH vs. Iowa.
I'd like to point out that some of these are complete mischaracterizations (like "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," where Clinton promised an equal opportunity to serve to anyone, regardless of their sexual preference, and the MILITARY and the GOP shot it down, and DADT was their compromise solution, and was crafted by Colin Powell...and has been kept by Dubya).
Seriously, each and every one of these "Remember whens?" is fucking awesome when compared to its modern-day counterpart.
Give me Somalia or Bosnia over Iraq any day. And Clinton healthcare kicked ASS over Bush's "let me stick my dick up your rectum to tell your temperature" health plan.
And Bosnia was a nightmare, but it was a multinational coalition nightmare, and arguably one where NATO intervention was relatively successful, if terribly belated.
"Extraordinary rendition" has no real excuse. The CIA's rather limited program during the Clinton administration has blossomed wildly since 9/11. That was a Pandora's Box that should have been left unopened.
Sorry, but the Clinton years really weren't that bad. Blowjobs in the White House are small potatoes compared to mass murder, the loss of habeas corpus, the inexorable rise of the corporation, tax writeoffs for people who need it least while cutting funding for those who need most, and the predictable use of Executive Privilege as an excuse to cover up the most fucked up and illegal activities ever conducted in the White House.
Making the comparison makes them seem like they really were halcyon years.
Bush and co. are awful. My point, though, is that the Clintons were no walk in the park. They were full of unfulfilled promises. Why should we trust that Hillary will be any different.
Further, Hillary will NOT get elected in a national election. Thus, a vote for Clinton is a vote for President Huckabee.
I think the same for Obama, but I prefer him to Hillary.
Other Presidents better than W:
Nixon
James K. Polk
James Adams
Every other President
Being better than the worst president ever is no accomplishment.
Also the rise of the corporation was babysat and advanced for 8 years by the Clintons. See NAFTA. See having a top tax rate 40 points below Carter's tax rate. See the Social Security cap.
The Clintons are wolves in sheep's clothing. Hillary was the Cheney to Bill's dumb-ass W.
Hey! Isn't Hampshire college in Massachusetts?
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