Clinton has 66% approval rating

[BDBoop]

And he's stumping for Obama. He'll have a leading role at the convention.

No more is Clinton attacked as far-left Sixties radical—he is recognized as the essentially centrist Southern governor he always said he was. His wife—perhaps even more hated by the right in the 1990s—is widely regarded as a stabilizing force in the Obama administration as secretary of state.

One interpretation of this reversal of fortune is that the Clintons look good because the Obamas are so bad. But reflect on the fact that so many of the attacks are the same—including a column originally published on WorldNetDaily calling Clinton a Marxist Manchurian Candidate—and you quickly come to the more obvious conclusion that the problem lies in the reflexive hyper-partisanship that distorts the characters of political figures beyond realistic recognition.

Over time, we start to see these figures more clearly. No one is as good as intense advocates believe or as bad as overheated opponents insist. But I think it is worthwhile to note that the more reasoned criticism of Sarah Palin now seems to be widely accepted. And on the flip side, American consensus about Bill Clinton—for all his well-documented flaws—has erred on the side of his moderate defenders. Objectivity is elusive, but eventually something like balance creeps into our assessments. The result is not always nonpartisan.

The takeaway for this current election is to not fall for the overheated attacks—or overzealous defenses—of either candidate, especially when they echo old fear-mongering scripts. Falling for the fever of hyper-partisanship tends to make fools of us all, in time.

The above quote is actually on an article about how Sarah Palin is darn near persona non grata with the Republican Party these days, but I felt the best points made were at the tail-end of the article, in the above quote.

Why Sarah Palin

 

[BDBoop]

Why Bill Clinton is the best choice to nominate Obama at the convention - Post Leadership - The Washington Post

.... I’d guess it’s a recognition that there is no one else who can properly articulate what it’s been like to be in Obama’s shoes the past four years. Being the chief executive of anything—much less of the United States of America—is a singularly lonely act, something that is difficult to explain and even harder for people to understand. Doing so amid the worst economic recession in decades and against the most hyper-partisan backdrop in Washington makes it even more so.

Therefore, if you’re president and you’re looking for the person who can make the best case for your candidacy, it’s the person who really knows what it’s like to be commander in chief. Biden may be able to share up-close-and-personal details about the job Obama’s done, but he’s never held the actual position himself. However loyal Biden may be, he hasn’t experienced the weight of making the final tough decisions the president of the United States must make. That experience is Obama’s and his predecessors’ alone.

Sure, Clinton loves being in the spotlight, and inviting him to make such a critical speech should help put to rest any worries about ongoing tension between the two men. And yes, Clinton’s star power is unmatched in the Democratic party and, to some extent, with independent voters. Both of those factors surely played a role in picking him for the primetime speech, but it’s shortsighted to see that as it. Rather, I’d guess Clinton’s unique perspective as the party’s only living two-term president, and the authority and credibility that brings to defending the job Obama’s done, is the biggest reason it makes sense he got the nod.

Just more background.

 

[Stephanie]

The Democrat convention sounds like it's going to be a real circus..

Lizzy Warren, Billy Clinton...

man oh man

 

[there4eyeM]

Clinton's image is immensely aided by the contrast with George II.

 

[Bill Angel]

Clinton's image is immensely aided by the contrast with George II.

According to one source (WIKI article about Clinton), he left office with the highest end-of-office approval rating of any U.S. president since World War II. Apparently the fallout from the Monica Lewinski scandal did not do any lasting damage to his popularity.

 

[Stephanie]

You know the Democrats are scared when they have to bring Billy Clinton back into things

 

[uscitizen]

Clinton should run for president, but since he cannot serve another term decline once he won

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Liz Warren is going to lead a "genuine Cherokee Opening Ceremony". Should be fun

 

[Jackson]

Clinton's image is immensely aided by the contrast with George II.

Clinton's image is immensely aided by the contrast with Obama, actually.

 

[Sallow]

Clinton's image is immensely aided by the contrast with George II.

According to one source (WIKI article about Clinton), he left office with the highest end-of-office approval rating of any U.S. president since World War II. Apparently the fallout from the Monica Lewinski scandal did not do any lasting damage to his popularity.

The "scandal" really should have been the lengths the conservatives in this country will go to oust a democratically elected opposition leader.

 

[Stephanie]

Clinton's image is immensely aided by the contrast with George II.

According to one source (WIKI article about Clinton), he left office with the highest end-of-office approval rating of any U.S. president since World War II. Apparently the fallout from the Monica Lewinski scandal did not do any lasting damage to his popularity.

The "scandal" really should have been the lengths the conservatives in this country will go to oust a democratically elected opposition leader.

well yeah, we should let the OLDER men Presidents get blow jobs in the oval office by girls as young as their daughter...I mean really, what the hell is wrong with us people for seeing someone using their position to take advantage of a woman

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Are the democrats so incredibly nervous they need to pull out Billy Blowjob as a centerpiece?

Is there something wrong with Obama's record?

 

[007]

Clinton's image is immensely aided by the contrast with George II.

According to one source (WIKI article about Clinton), he left office with the highest end-of-office approval rating of any U.S. president since World War II. Apparently the fallout from the Monica Lewinski scandal did not do any lasting damage to his popularity.

The "scandal" really should have been the lengths the conservatives in this country will go to oust a democratically elected opposition leader.

Well, I guess the conservative republicans are the only ones that were/are concerned with a president that was a sexual predator, having sexual encounters on the job in the tax payers house on the tax payers dime, and then pointing his crocked finger at America and congress and lying about the whole ordeal. He was the first president to ever be impeached and then didn't have the class and/or the decency to resign. It would appear democrats don't give a damn about such horrendously immoral and trashy behavior.

 

[Stephanie]

Are the democrats so incredibly nervous they need to pull out Billy Blowjob as a centerpiece?

Is there something wrong with Obama's record?

You know it...Obama be scared..as well he should be..2010 anyone?

 

[JakeStarkey]

No, it will not be 2010 again, the TPM has shot its bolt.

However, Clinton and Reagan are great examples of why the two-term limit is a good thing.

Otherwise, Alzheimer's third-term syndrome or megalomania third-term syndrome.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Clinton will remind us again how newt's Congress forced him to sign welfare reform and be fiscally responsible

 

[there4eyeM]

"conservative republicans are the only ones that were/are concerned with a president that was a sexual predator, having sexual encounters on the job in the tax payers house on the tax payers dime"

Clearly, I want the two parties that have divided up America turned out and support neither.
This assertion, however, is one of those things that I allow to get to me.
What fantastic and utter hypocrisy and stupidity!
This kind of thinker would impeach a president for an on the job blow job (a high crime or misdemeanor? No!), but give a free pass to their Bushy boy for his war crimes and horrors. And call themselves 'conservative'? Real conservatives obey the Constitution. Invading Iraq was not only an international war crime, it was also unconstitutional. So much for conservatism.

 

[hortysir]

He'll have a leading role at the convention

Everything comes around

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fMNIofUw2I]2004 DemConvention Speeches: Barack Obama - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Katzndogz]

Bill Clinton has enormous popularity. Especially in contrast to obama. Can Clinton convince democrats tht a vote for obama is a vote for Clinton? the obama strategy is that obama's second term won't really be his second term, but a Clinton third term.

Are democrats stupid enough to believe that?

Bill Clinton is a loose cannon. He has a tendency to undermine obama at the most unlikely of opportunities. He's already come out defending Romney's performance at Bain. The democrats are bankrupt, they have to recycle Clinton and dredge up a major liar like Elizabeth Warren.

The DNC convention is going to be a redo of Paul Wellstone's funeral.

 

[koshergrl]

Clinton wasn't impeached for a blow job. He was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice. Not exactly the same thing.

And he was indicted for sexual harassment...for an event completely unrelated to the blow job you are obsessed with.

Not only that, he squeaked by. He almost got removed from office:

"With a two-thirds majority required for conviction (i.e., 67 senators), 50 senators (out of 100) voted guilty on the obstruction charge and 45 on the perjury charge."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton