You just hate that Clinton could work both sides of the aisle and your Bush boy can't even work his own side.
Watch the GOP gradually desert Bush in droves and divide into right-wing and moderate camps neither one which will trust Bush that much.
All right-wingers who attack Clinton are just jealous. Take away the right-wing funded witch-hunt in his bedroom and he was the most successful president of our lifetimes. Eight years of peace, prosperity, full-employment, low inflation, respect abroad, sense of humor, great communicator, real compassion for people, excellent policy maker and legislator, brilliant mind, superb at the art of compromise and beloved all over this planet.
His one flaw was personal and it was in a department which didn't cost US consumers a dime. Maybe it was even none of our business. It was also something we knew about all along and elected him by landslides anyway. He and Hillary have more of an arrangement than a real marriage. So he cheats and she goes along with it. Always has and probably always will. The one thing you can criticize him on and be my guest but who cares? All I know is - where is Clinton now when we need him? He would be elected over Bush by huge landslide if the election were held today. Gore has a great brilliant mind and works his butt off but he was not a great campaigner, allowed Bush to get away way too much and didn't connect with the "folks" the way Clinton always could. Watching the debates I couldn't believe he let Bush get away with lie after lie as well. He was strained and it cost him, even though he did win the popular vote. Also picking Lieberman probably cost him (that subconcious anti-semitism) along with Nader and some GOP shenanigans in Florida. But if that election were held today again Gore would win by 10% easily.
Bottomline, after 8 years people probably just want a change, any change and Bush was slick the way he good ole boy'ed himself and swaggered into the plus column despite having no real issues except one his cronies created (the phony energy shortage). So even though everyone knew Gore was much more qualified enough blue collar swing-voters went for Bush and decided to give him a chance. Most regret it already.
I must say though Bush is a much better campaigner than a president. I was impressed with him as a campaigner but as a president he seems almost clueless. No one will buy his BS next time he's out campaigning. Only party loyalists who went for Dole when he ran. |
