Robert-
Yours is one of the dumbest posts I've ever read from someone with a claim to any degree of sophistication. [OK that excludes some posters, but it still says a lot.]
Not that you bother to show show the slightest rationale why Sleazebag Bill has displayed "leadership and sacrifice". Jeez! Mind telling us about this "leadership and sacrifice"? But I realize you probably do not feel the need for a considered rationale to sustain an opinion. Face it, the guy has positioned his presidency beautifully with respect to the business cycle- the 90's have benefitted greatly from Reagan era economic reforms, the collapse in the price of oil, and the end of the Cold War. To confuse that with "leadership and sacrifice" is theater of the absurd! (Note to theater buffs: I realize I do an injustice to playwrights here who knew very well what they were presenting in their plays, while Mr. Barry is clueless about leadership and sacrifice, but theater of the absurd has become a figure of speech).
Clinton's entire career- even life- has been dedicated to the furtherance of Bill Clinton. He has succeeded brilliantly with the fools that constitute the American electorate. But don't confuse it with sacrifice (unless you mean the lives around him that have been sacrificed).
As for leadership, well the Republican Congress has pretty much bottled up Clinton's agenda for America. You may recall his early plan to nationalize health care in this country. I'll cite just one example of Clinton style "leadership". For decades the US Navy patrolled the Taiwan Straits. The Chinese took note, but never appeared to object. Clinton, who received nothing for his gesture, stopped the patrols, alarming a historic friend in Taiwan and emboldening the dictators in Beijing to the point where they militarily threatened Taiwan. Oh well, I guess you don't live in Taiwan, so you don't care if your friend Bill sacrifices the people of Taiwan. But his cozying up to Chinese government has caused consternation throughout much of Asia, contributing to India's decision to make their nuclear program very public. This constitutes your vision of "leadership?"
You know, a true leader will often be divisive and challenging. It goes with the territory of leading down unpopular paths. But your man Bill has been most divisive in matters pertaining to his own private life. Some legacy. Bill Clinton's "leadership" shows vividly how little is the commitment to the future on the part of man without a past.
Larry |
