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 Above & Beyond With Bill 

Some details of Bill Clinton’s Library disclosure deal became public Saturday, a selfless offering to the nation his handlers were careful to get out.

The path to announcing Hillary Clinton’s odd role as Barack Obama’s Secretary of State Monday will be smoothed by Bill releasing the names of his heretofore secret Library and Clinton Foundation donors, “beyond the requirements of law” as someone thoughtfully told the New York Times.

And they did it for the Sunday paper, for the sake of discretion.

“The disclosure of Mr. Clinton’s full agreement on a Saturday night might have the effect of drawing less attention to it while keeping the focus Monday on Mrs. Clinton.”

There is at least one catch. Senator Clinton has to get past the Senate, and then the information pours forth.  “Most” of the disclosure “will become effective once Mrs. Clinton is confirmed.”

The Obama camp may get advanced word, but the rest of us have to wait until she’s in her new office.  Then the  nation and the media who enjoyed matching Senator Clinton’s White House schedule with Bill’s blowjobs will have at it.

Until then…

Dare, Double Dare Ya! 

The Bush Administration looks headed for a clean getaway,  with a final bit of brazenness to top off their many scams.

It now appears Bush will deny us even the pleasure of outrage against his much anticipated torture ‘n wiretapping pardons.   He’ll leave town and essentially dare the Democrats to pursue him.

The Wall Street Journal says the Bushies are inclined to brazen it out, and besides

“Some former Bush administration officials have argued against a blanket pardon for post-9/11 activities, saying it would be tantamount to an admission that the Bush policies weren’t legal.“

We’ve already heard from the President Elect that he’s inclined to let sleeping rocks lie, and his illustrious Democratic predecessor has hosted one of the legal architects of torture at his library in Little Rock, so it looks like a safe bet.

Enjoy Getting Things Done!

Good Luck With That! 

Clinton representatives continue negotiations with the Barack Obama transition, trying to cut a deal allowing the disinfectant of democracy to shine upon the Clinton Foundation, the Clinton Library, and Bill himself, reflecting their glory back upon America’s hoped for champion abroad, Hillary Clinton.

From press accounts it seems all rather murky.

What’s at stake is what Bill Clinton has, where he got it, and what he discloses. He’s not giving up without a fight, according to the Wall Street Journal’s sources:

“Mr. Clinton’s willingness to disclose future charitable and profitable ventures is consistent with his pledge during his wife’s presidential campaign. While he refused to release past donations and payments, these people say, he said he would disclose information going forward if Sen. Clinton became president. His pledge now to reveal some prior donations is a concession to the Obama team.”

And if anyone makes a fuss, he did it for the children:

“Mr. Clinton wouldn’t return any money already collected from foreign political and business leaders, even if it has stirred controversy, according to one person close to the talks, largely because those funds have been spent on programs such as campaigns to alleviate AIDS and hunger.”

The Hillary Clinton people appear to be giving themselves a defense in advance against any Bill Clinton money blow-back:

“One Democrat who advised her campaign said few of her senior strategists knew anything about the former president’s business arrangements and whether they would hold up under scrutiny if she won the nomination.”

And besides, so’s your old man:

“One Clinton adviser noted that former President George H.W. Bush has given paid speeches and participated in international business ventures since his son, George W. Bush, has been president — without stirring public complaints or controversy about a possible conflict of interest. “

The best part of the Journal story is that the Clinton negotiating team includes Doug Band, Bill Clinton’s dickish assistant.

Band’s comic stylings enlivened Senator Clinton’s sinking Presidential campaign, when writing as “The Office of Former President Clinton” he unleashed a weird and meandering complaint about a Todd Purdam’s Vanity Fair story saying Bill Clinton had lost it.

Part of Purdam’s offense to all things decent and Clinton was a claim that Band’s handbag magnate wife was insulted in the piece, apparently by the mention of handbags.

New Math For Tired Arguments      

America’s ceaseless quest for a New Reagan has taken myriad forms, from Charlie Crist, to Sarah Palin, to Barack Obama.

That last one has proven controversial!

Now Reaganauts of the true faith are fighting back, mobilising the armies of infectious optimism to carry John McCain over the last mile.

A hilariously ignorant ad by neverfindout.org shows it’s the economy, stupider:

“MAN 1: Senator McCain, history has shown us your economic plans will work.
WOMAN 1: When Ronald Reagan took office, the economy was far worse than it is today.
MAN 2: You understand that Reagan’s plan worked. Senator Obama does not.”

What were His wonder working ways?

              “Ronald Reagan cut spending and reduced the size of the federal government. Senator Obama plans to increase spending by nearly a trillion dollars. So who’s right?”

Gosh, if by “cutting” you mean increase by a quarter,  and if by “reduced” you mean added 200,000 federal workers, then they are right on track.

Bill Clinton was actually closer to their mad dream.  He cut heads, and shrank the government portion of GDP by twice what Reagan did.

  What Reagan did do is jack up unemployment, cut incomes and goose the stock market, and Clinton beat him on that last marker too.

 source: Dollars & Sense

 

“MAN 5: Senator McCain, we are hopeful.

MAN 4: Because your economic policies are the policies of Ronald Reagan.

MAN 2: As a nation in crisis, we’d be fools not to embrace your ideas.

ANNOUNCER: What happens when we pick the alternative? Please America. Let’s never find out. “

 Albright Alright with Jerry?

“America’s Newest Presidential School” continues to draw the odd and the available to Little Rock.

The latest Clinton School catch:

beloved former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer! 

Yes, Jerry brings his concerned look to America’s future rulers, joining the long line of greats.