âI donât know where the fuck bama is on this or anything else. Theyâre AWOL.â Great news: Bill Clinton apparently now president again POSTED AT 5:49 PM ON DECEMBER 10, 2010 BY ALLAHPUNDIT The depressing truth: Given the alternative, it really would be great news. I canât do justice to what youâre about to see. The spectacle of the president bugging out of his own press conference to go to a Christmas party is weird enough, but having Clinton back at the White House podium fielding questions on the hottest domestic issue of the day shoots past deja vu and lands firmly in âam I hallucinating?â territory. (The good news: It turned Twitter into an hour-long snark free-for-all, with Michael Goldfarb taking first prize.) I get that The Oneâs trying to leverage BJâs popularity to pressure Democratic fencesitters on the tax deal. What I donât get is why heâd leave him alone to address reporters, suggesting either (a) that Obama doesnât respect a former president â whoâs doing him a favor â enough to change his schedule to accommodate him or (b) Obamaâs confidence in his own ability to influence the caucus is now so low that he figures the tax deal will stand a better chance if he just gets out of the spotlight entirely. The second option seems implausible given what we know of The Oneâs ego, but after yesterdayâs revolt in the House and after a full year of epic fail in selling ObamaCare to the public, who knows what heâs thinking anymore? As a presidential scholar said to McClatchy, putting it mildly, âHe is not a great persuader.â Adding to the exquisite oddness of the scene: Thanks to his op-ed this morning insisting that Obama totally rolled the GOP on the tax cuts deal, Charles Krauthammer is now âa brilliant manâ in Clintonâs eyes. Exit question: The White House is very keen to reassure liberals that Obama is not, repeat not, trying to âtriangulateâ ahead of 2012. Er, is a big showy meeting at the White House with Bill Clinton really the best way to communicate that message? Whatâs next, a joint press conference with Dick Morris?
Clinton would be more believable if he isn't paid for by UBS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrammâLeachâBliley_Act
The only difference is that there is no suggestion of a conspiracy, it is merely stating a fact that Clinton and Gramm appear in advertisements for UBS.
I wouldn't leave my daughters alone in a room with Bill Clinton, but as President he makes Bush and Obama look like amateurs.
Clinton has the freedom to speak without political repercussion, he has nothing to lose nor a consequence of offending a viewpoint or special interest.
WASHINGTON DC - Ending weeks of speculation and rumors, President-Elect Barack Obama today named Bill Clinton to join his incoming administration as President of the United States, where he will head the federal government's executive branch. "I am pleased that Bill Clinton has agreed to come out of retirement to head up this crucial post in my administration," said Obama. "He brings a lifetime of previous executive experience as Governor of Arkansas and President of the United States, and has worked closely with most of the members of my Cabinet." Clinton said he was "excited and honored" by the appointment, and would work "day and night" to defeat all the key policy objectives proposed by Mr. Obama during the campaign. "I am gratified that the President-Elect has entrusted me with this important responsibility," said Clinton. "I'm looking forward to getting back behind, and under, the Oval Office desk again. (snip) "Let's face it, it's obvious I'm in way over my head here," explained Obama. "Anyone paying attention knows I am a disaster waiting to happen, and who can blame them? I mean, just look at the stock market. That's why I think it's in the best interest of the country that I hand over the reins to people who, whatever their ethical shortcomings, at least have a faint clue about what they're doing. Come on, man. I've got a 401-k, too."