Clinton vs. Bush
Slate
by John Dickerson
07/06/07
For Democrats, this little episode highlights the promise and peril of a Hillary Clinton presidency. On the one hand, President Clinton spoke for many in the party who are furious about the Libby decision. As Hillary Clinton’s team is quick to point out, she and her husband know how to fight. This is proof of it. On the other hand, Clinton has given the White House and Republicans an opportunity to muddy the issue by dredging up his past. Whatever you may think about the merits of the Rich pardon versus the Libby commutation, the debate is one the Bush team wants. The White House would rather have everyone debating the relative merits of the two than debating the inconsistencies in the Libby decision alone. If Hillary Clinton is elected president, how often will this phenomenon be repeated? With each piece of legislation Hillary Clinton proposes or each assertion she makes, Republicans will offer an analog from the Clinton years...
http://www.slate.com/id/2169926/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hillary
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Libby
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=commutation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Dickerson
by John Dickerson
07/06/07
For Democrats, this little episode highlights the promise and peril of a Hillary Clinton presidency. On the one hand, President Clinton spoke for many in the party who are furious about the Libby decision. As Hillary Clinton’s team is quick to point out, she and her husband know how to fight. This is proof of it. On the other hand, Clinton has given the White House and Republicans an opportunity to muddy the issue by dredging up his past. Whatever you may think about the merits of the Rich pardon versus the Libby commutation, the debate is one the Bush team wants. The White House would rather have everyone debating the relative merits of the two than debating the inconsistencies in the Libby decision alone. If Hillary Clinton is elected president, how often will this phenomenon be repeated? With each piece of legislation Hillary Clinton proposes or each assertion she makes, Republicans will offer an analog from the Clinton years...
http://www.slate.com/id/2169926/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hillary
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Libby
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=commutation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Dickerson
rudkla - 9. Jul, 11:13
