Wednesday
27Sep2006
Gloves are off
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 1:27PM
The developing row between Bush’s White House and the Democrats, is threatening to overwhelm a Republican Party struggling to defend their Senate and House majorities. When ABC screened a ‘documentary’ (soon demoted to a ‘drama’), that implied that the blame for 9/11 lay at the door of President Clinton; the gloves came off and the usually-rudderless Democrats came out fighting.
Clinton had, up until now, remained silent on Bush’s War on Terror, refusing to break etiquette and criticise his successor, but with his reputation under attack, however such generosity seems to have evaporated. Last week on Meet the Press, Clinton criticised the handling of the war in Iraq and suggested that money wasted there, could be better spent elsewhere to secure America.
Condoleezza Rice has also weighed in, saying the Clinton administration left no plan to deal with Osama bin Laden and Al Qaida, which is rich considering that Bush’s team made it clear that they neither advice nor guidance from their Democrat predecessors. Clinton’s aids were outraged at being so swiftly dismissed as Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld took control of foreign policy.
A freshly released report also argues that Iraq is indeed leading to an increased threat to America’s long-term security, more here.
Sorry if I’ve been “off the radar†in the last 24 hrs, I was working late last night.
Clinton had, up until now, remained silent on Bush’s War on Terror, refusing to break etiquette and criticise his successor, but with his reputation under attack, however such generosity seems to have evaporated. Last week on Meet the Press, Clinton criticised the handling of the war in Iraq and suggested that money wasted there, could be better spent elsewhere to secure America.
Condoleezza Rice has also weighed in, saying the Clinton administration left no plan to deal with Osama bin Laden and Al Qaida, which is rich considering that Bush’s team made it clear that they neither advice nor guidance from their Democrat predecessors. Clinton’s aids were outraged at being so swiftly dismissed as Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld took control of foreign policy.
A freshly released report also argues that Iraq is indeed leading to an increased threat to America’s long-term security, more here.
Sorry if I’ve been “off the radar†in the last 24 hrs, I was working late last night.
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