A Loveable Liar

I couldn’t resist this one today! It was President’s Day yesterday and all banks and federal offices were closed so I expected no stupid news or statements from our politicians. All of a sudden I get a laugher. Former President Bill Clinton came out with the ridiculous statement that, had he been in the White House these last eight years, we would not be in a the mess we are today. Wow! No Bill, probably worse.

I guess we wouldn’t have had a 9/11 which basically accounts for the deficit growth over that time. Remember, you blew three chances to get Bin Laden and treated the Al-Qaida attacks in the U.S. as police actions, empowering them even more. Also Bill, your encouragement of home ownership, from legislation passed during the Carter years, caused those people who couldn’t afford it, to get loans from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Bill, the best thing you did was pass welfare reform, which was forced upon you by a Republican controlled Congress and which was politically expedient for you at the time, even though your wife tried to convince you otherwise.

AOL is my computer server and on their news page they usually ask questions about topical events of the day and then ask for subscriber opinion. Well, when asked would the economy have tanked if Clinton was in charge during the last eight years, 51% said Yes, and 41% said No, with 8% not sure with 211,344 responses when I viewed it. Although this result was better for Clinton than I thought it should be, a result of this guy’s vast popularity, it still shows that most of the public don’t agree with him.

To illustrate this when asked how history would judge Clinton’s presidency, 53% said favorable, 47% unfavorable. It shows what a great con man and liar he is, particularly in front of the Grand Jury. Also, adding to the unbelievable things he said yesterday, he commented that Obama was off to a great start because of the passing of the stimulus bill. When AOL asked the same question, subscribers said 53% No, and 47% yes. This shows that most people again didn’t agree with Mr. Clinton. See my post of February 13th, 2009 about Obama’s “ugly start”.

I guess if you’re a former President and a good liar you can say anything and some people believe it, ask Jimmy Carter.