Stud's Clinton & Jackson
Clinton's First Farewell Speech
That speech last night on national television was Clinton's declaration to
America that he has no intention of going away. He likes the power, he likes
Washington, and he absolutely loves government, so he'll stay as close to
all of these things as he possibly can.
Clinton believes that America is great because of government, not because of
the incredible dynamic of a free people working within a free economic
system to improve their own lives and the lives of others. There's one
paragraph of Clinton's speech that reveals his love for the halls of power:
"In all the work I have done as president, every decision I have made, every
executive action I have taken, every bill I have proposed and signed, I've
tried to give all Americans the tools and conditions to build the future of
our dreams, in a good society, with a strong economy, a cleaner environment,
and a freer, safer, more prosperous world."
Every decision? Does this include your decision to gather almost 1,000
confidential FBI files on your political enemies? Does this include your
decision to make room for some of your cronies by firing the White House
Travel Office staff?
How about your decision to drop your trousers for Monica? Just what "tool,"
as you phrase it, were you trying to give to all Americans while Monica was
there next to the Oval Office on her knees?
And how about your "Know Your Customer" plan? You remember that, don't you,
Mr. President? This was your plan to have every bank, savings and loan,
credit union and brokerage house gather information on the daily lives and
financial habits of every one of their customers. Then, if those customers
deviated from their routine, they were to notify the Imperial Federal
Government that something was up. Just what kind of tool were you giving all
Americans with this plan?
Oh, and you talk about a safer world. Just how safe was our world while you
were dropping bombs on aspirin factories to divert attention from your
impeachment scandal?
There was another gem hidden in Clinton's speech. Try this line: "I have
steered my course by our enduring values." Lying is one of our endearing
values? Obstruction of justice? Perjury? Sex with interns? These are our
enduring values? Clinton's, maybe. But not ours.
Then Clinton tries to tell us that he "sought" to give us a new kind of
government. Smaller and more effective.
Smaller? Remember, Clinton's version of reducing the size of government
applies ONLY to the number of employees. Tens of thousands of pages of new
government regulations have been added. Millions of acres of land have been
seized. And Clinton tries to tells us that he has given us a smaller
government. May I point out that a small-yield nuclear bomb is quite a bit
smaller than one of those old 2,000-pounders we would drop in WWII - but
thousands of times more dangerous. Sorry, Mr. Clinton. Your version of
"smaller" just doesn't wash.
Clinton is opening an office in Washington. His home will be there. Unlike
virtually all outgoing presidents in the modern era, Clinton will not return
to his home. Instead of flying to Arkansas, he'll fly to New York.
It looks like I'm going to have this sociopath to bash for years to come.
Think Bill Clinton's hold on your wallet is going away, now that he has one
day left in the White House? Think again.
Along with the other perks of being an ex-president - the taxpayer-funded
travel, staff, and Secret Service protection - Clinton gets to set up an
office on the taxpayers' dime. And he's office-hunting in Manhattan, one of
the world's most expensive markets. He's got his eye on a 56th-floor
Carnegie Hall Tower suite that overlooks Central Park and rents for $650,000
a year.
Compare that to the $285,000 Ronald Reagan's office costs to rent. Or the
$147,000 for George H.W. Bush. Jimmy Carter's office costs taxpayers
$93,000. Gerald Ford's is $99,000.
Did Bill Clinton have to pick some of the costliest real estate in the
world? Of course not. But his time in the spotlight is waning. And he just
couldn't resist sticking it to the taxpayers one last time.
Where's Jesse's Hush Money Coming From?
There's a question that nobody in Washington has the guts to pursue.
It seems that Jesse "The Stud" Jackson has poured some heavy cash into the
bank account of his mistress. There was about $40,000 to move her to Los
Angeles, and he's been paying her - depending on which account you believe -
from $3,000 to $10,000 a month.
Where is this money coming from? Is it possible that the Rainbow/PUSH
coalition is covering these costs? If so, wouldn't that be just a bit
illegal? That's a tax-exempt charitable group, isn't it? Can you use
tax-exempt donations to pay your mistress?
Of course, no one will demand an investigation into Jesse Jackson's
finances - that would look so racially motivated, you know. So, the
taxpayers will continue to subsidize his philandering. Hell, we did it with
Clinton, why not for Jackson?
Tomorrow all of the TV Networks will treat us to coverage of the
know-nothing rally in Tallahassee, Florida. This is the grand protest march
originally set up by Jackson. A group of wizened civil rights warlords are
going to lead some myrmidons on a march to protest black voter
disenfranchisement in Florida.
Alas! Jesse isn't expected to be there. Too busy patching things up, you
know. Look for tired old Joseph Lowery to take the point.
Here's what the TV networks won't remind you of tomorrow. With all of the
screaming and shouting, all of the accusations and charges, these race
warlords still have not been able to produce one single black person who was
legally registered to vote and who was denied an opportunity to cast a vote
because of skin color!
Braying Barbra Barges Back
Barbra Streisand, that paragon of rational thought, is barging back into the
political arena to give the "Bork Ashcroft" campaign a hand.
She has been burning up the phone lines to members of the Senate. Variety
reports that she's already spoken personally with 15 senators, hoping to
persuade them to vote against confirming John Ashcroft as attorney general.
This is how Streisand's pitch begins: "We live in a great country. We allow
a woman the right of choice over her own body. We have some basic
gun-control laws. We have affirmative action. We have laws that protect the
environment. We have separation of church and state. We have laws that
guarantee protection of civil rights and liberties."
Then Streisand goes in for the kill. "Why would we allow the chief law
enforcement officer to be a person who doesn't believe in any of these
laws?"
Whoa there, Ms. Streisand. Across the country, there are law enforcement
officers and state and local attorney generals who don't believe in some of
the laws they're sworn to uphold. But it's not about beliefs. What matters
is that these people enforce the laws, even if they don't believe in them.
Let's cut to the chase, Ms. Streisand. Your opposition to John Ashcroft is
that he's a conservative. He quotes Thomas Jefferson and you brand him an
extremist. He espouses the Founding Fathers' dream of individual freedoms
and a limited government - all of which is anathema to you and your liberal
Democrat ilk.
John Ashcroft won't go along with the Democrats' desire to end freedom in
this country. That's why Barbra Streisand and her friends want to crucify
him. |
