[Cainehill]

Originally posted by november:
I was a yellow-dog democrat until the Bill show, and the way it?s looking I may never vote for a dem again.

Y'know, I'm curious. Just what is it that Bill Clinton did that was so wrong? He screwed a woman. And he lied about it. Just like most married people would lie. He didn't ignore the constitution. He didn't get us into a screwed up war and screw it up 100 ways to Sunday.

He didn't fire only those people who told the public the truth. Whereas Bush fired Clarke, who said that Iraq was a distraction from the war on terror. He fired Gen Shalashki(spelling is wrong), who said we'd need more than the handful of troops in Iraq that Rumsfeld and co insisted. He fired Lindsey, who told the truth about the likely cost of the war - that no, Iraq _wasn't_ going to fund its own reconstruction.

Clinton didn't lock people up without due process. His administration didn't make not-so-veiled threats that "people ought to be careful what they say", ignoring the 1st amendment. He didn't overrule and disregard his own scientific panels, as Bush has.

Mind you - I'm an atheist when it comes to politics, I didn't vote for Gore, and until Baby Bush, I wasn't a fan of Clinton. But again - what did Clinton do that turned you off the Democratic party?

Myself - I think both parties are "swive-me-mate" trollops; a few possible exceptions, such as McCain, Olympia Snow, Susan Collins, and a few other mavericks who buck their own party when they think the people are getting shafted by something their party wants.