We expect parents to help their children through tough times as they are growing up, but by the time most people become adults, mommy and daddy usually don’t have to worry about picking up the pieces after their kids screw up. But every now and then we come across an adult who never seemed to reach adult maturity, even though they may now be in their 50’s or 60’s. It’s rare that those kinds of people ever amount to much, but surprise of all surprises, one of those idiot adults became the president of the United States, and the damage done by this imbecilic nimrod has been great. So great, in fact, that his daddy, former President Bush, may be tapped to help repair the damage if Hillary Clinton becomes our next elected president. At least, that’s what her husband Bill Clinton, another former president, said Monday.
“Well, the first thing she intends to do, because you can do this without
passing a bill, the first thing she intends to do is to send me and former
President Bush and a number of other people around the world to tell them that
America is open for business and cooperation again,” Clinton said.
Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that the first thing his wife Hillary will do when she reaches the White House is dispatch him and his predecessor, President George H.W. Bush, on an around-the-world mission to repair the damage done to America’s reputation by the current president — Bush’s son, George W. Bush. – CNN Political Ticker
Now you’d think that Bill Clinton, the consumate campaigner, would know better than to say something like this unless he knew it to be true. And since he’s the husband of the candidate, we can assume that he’s not just shooting from the hip. Further consider that Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush have previously teamed up in recent years to provide help to victims of the tsunami in SE Asia in 2005 and to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. It’s not a far stretch to think that if asked by the next president to go forth and reverse the disaster marked course laid out by W, that these two elder statesmen would do just that.
But the real zinger here is the fact that Bush the elder hasn’t come forth and quieted the not-so-subliminal message that he’s less than pleased with the work of his progeny. In fact, the only statement of any kind from the GOP is this from the RNC:
“In 2009, a Republican president will be working with our friends and allies
abroad to continue to keep our nation safe,” said RNC spokesman Danny Diaz. “The
American people expect our leaders — both current and former — to present
serious solutions to the very real challenges confronting our nation.”
Some may look at this statement and say, “What? They are expecting a republican to win the election.” Perhaps. But this statement could also be construed to reflect the message from Bill Clinton. Indeed, a former republican president could be working with friends and allies…
For the Clinton campaign, such a move could be a clear sign that she is worried about a general election run, where she has few fans in the GOP electorate, and not a stellar reputation among DEMs either. By offering to send her famously popular husband, former president Bill Clinton and a famously experienced former GOP president abroad to help fix the mess that W made, she is telling both sides that her administration would seek to bring balanced sanity back into the White House.
It’s a bold ploy for sure, inviting the father of the current president into her camp. It’s surreal that this “invitation” hasn’t been refused.
Then again, maybe Bush Sr. is just trying to find a way to salvage the family image…..
(cross posted at Bring It On!)
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December 30th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
I haven’t really researched your views – looking for a Brit site of the same name when I landed here.
With that apology noted, let me establish myself as a full-ledged loon.
I take it you are familiar with the ever-shrinking ability to get real news of what we laughingly call “Main Stream Media”. So I have been gallivanting off in all directions trying to find a political “theory” that actually was consistent with what the White House was actually doing.
I was cynical at first about the quip ” How can you tell when Bush is lyin’ ? His lips are moving.” But anyone familiar with Carl Rove and Dick Cheney’s antics might give it second thought.
I had been posting at WordPress and had a multitude of links dealing with American activites abroad : not that the domestic scene is not rapidly becoming unbelievably appalling. I’m in the process of rebuilding – do nose around and see if you can find anything useful. I could use feedback on how to make information more easy for visitors to find. My last site was coming out at “Genius” comprehension level, so I have issues with making myself understood.
Anyhow, I had started with the premise that if Rumsfeld had stashed a report in NSA archives so that casual browsing could not pick up on it, it should be important. So I ended up, somehow, with a link to “Desert Crossing” – hah – I’ll bet it’s still posted at TPM Cafe. Must check. And from Common Dreams – I think – notes on how Iraq’s water supply was destroyed. In fact, it looks as though an international “Hydraulic Empire” might be in the works. Blue Blogging and Berry St. Beacon.WordPress both had good stories on water pollution via overcroded feedlot operations which violated standards. The BlueBloggin one included pretty much all the Mississippi River basin! Grist had one as well.
Anyhow, Tom Engelhardt has been promoted by Buzzflash – for one – for his remarkable and eye opening editorials -and writers’ contributions.
Anyhow : at this point the permamnent American bases in Iraq are not much of a secret – so the point-by-point plan as outlined by the PNAC should no longer be much of a conjecture.I think Vanity Fair had the skinny on that a couple of years back.
Lots to do. If you’re happy with Google Reader, I’ve an open RSS link up.If you open “Opit’s Bookmarks on Del.ico.us” and hit the display for Cloud Tags lots more goodies are viewable.
December 30th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Whoops. Forgot to note that the PNAC “plan” included taking out the governments of seven or more oil-producing nations so as to be able to dominate them economically. Why a bunch of Texans owning oil companies wanting to contract with these people you can likely figure out. Again, by this time that’s not news. Neither is Bush’s pissing off Putin : though I think that’s a carny show for the rubes.