Clinton Praises “Moderate” McCain

Can the Clinton pandering to McCain get any worse? This is certainly a bad omen!
McCain against torture? Sure, but then he voted FOR Waterboarding in contradiction to his public stance.
Bush was seen as a moderate, too, back in 2000. Look what that got us.
McCain lost any moderate cred when he began backing Bush leading up to this campaign season.

Bill, you’re falling behind with the message here.
Hillary finally came to her senses today, and said in front of a crowd that the most important thing in Nov is to have a democrat in office. I’m guessing she’d been getting a lot of flack for praising McCain after all the polls showed 1/4 of her supporters saying they’d be crossing over, and only 60% voting for Obama if (when) he wins.
So Bill-O, you might want to stay with the message from HQ, lest you want to start your own campaign again. Oh, the memories…

It is interesting that Bill Clinton would pay tribute to John McCain, and at the same time, he is being honest. That is refreshing! Many Democrats recognize John McCain as a moderate who tends to look at most issues in a fair and realistic way. In addition, he does not have to belittle and ridicule someone to make a point. Unlike some of you, he does not have to call Hillary some of your vicious and ridiculing names to debate an issue. I believe that is called “respectful debate”. Since in one of the very first debates when Obama called Hillary “untrustworthy”, I saw how he planned to run his campaign–the Karl Rove/Newt Gingrich gutter.
Bill Clinton is a very intelligent person, and he respects someone when respect is deserved.

100 years McCain is just fine according to Hill and Bill. So this means if you want to get out of Iraq you have to vote for Obama. Go figure!!!

Thinking: You obviously are not thinking. Hillary running with John McCain? That might be a good new way to get the most qualified people, but the preferred philosophy of “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” might be too much of a stalemate. Don’t you worry. Hillary knows who she is and what she stands for, and we know, too. As far as a dream ticket…she was allowing someone to be hopeful. She was not referring to me.

once again pumping up McCain and leaving a member dem. out good job bill keep up the good works.
Obama 08

Is this another Clinton Flip-Flop or
are they(I still can’t figure out which
one is running for president)just
speaking out of both sides of their
mouths as always!
In Fayetteville, NC, Clinton was asked what he should tell Democrats who are thinking for John McCain “Please think through this decision,” Clinton said, laughing “It is not a wise decision for yourself or your country.”

One good thing to come out of this primary is that the gilding is off the lily. Now the Clintons can be seen for what they are: narcissists interested in only themselves. And the re-examination of Bill’s “golden years” as President points up a lot of corporate shilling on his part. Time for the party to move past these two and become a true alternative to the Republicans.

the clintons are running for 2012 at this point.
acts like these are very desperate and damaging to the democratic party.
Women for Obama

I can’t believe that there are people in the democratic party who pay attention to what the clintons are doing… and still support them!
they are the sleeze of america!
they truly embody so many of the reasons why america is sinking in the world.

It’s simple. The Clintons know now that the nomination is worse than worthless this time around after the acrimony they’ve created within the Democratic party. Too many staunch Democrats would stay home – nearly all blacks – and, losing to McCain, she would become a total pariah, worse than Nader. So they want Obama to have it but will take this time and opportunity to tear him down as much as possible so he loses. They then can come back in four years uncontested. This contest has made me sympathetic to the Republicans on one point – my feelings toward the Clintons.

i used to be a strong supporter of hillary clinton. i donated the maximum to her campaign. now i don’t think i could vote for her in good conscience.
on the flip side, the clintons made me realize obama’s strenghts by comparison.
hillary and obama are similar on issues. McCain is the opposite – he wants us in iraq forever, wants to start new wars, wants the supreme court justices to be neoconservatives, prefers to support businesses over people.
bill’s action will send more hillary supporters toward obama (like me) than to mccain.

McCain is not moderate. Why is Bubba repeating the republican talking points? McCain is Bush’s third term. Plain and simple. More death, more destruction, more recession, more people losing everything. Is he trying to get McCain elected? If there is any doubt in anyone’s mind that they DO NOT CARE about the party, here is another example.

The Clintons are just as much a thing of the past as McCain. Can you really imagine at least four more years of Bill and Hillary on the national stage? What exactly will his role be?
HRC cannot even manage her own presidential campaign. She and her team often contradict Bill and vice versa. She is broke and has to have billionaires write threatening letters for her.
She lost this campaign as much as Obama won it. If she can’t win the primary how can she beat John McCain.
As for Bill, he is just jealous of Obama because he is does what he did, only better. Boo hoo.

D: It is only the people who were NEVER going to vote with Obama to begin with that continue to hold on to the Jeremiah Wright nonsense. Obama is running for president, Wright isn’t. They are PLENTY of unsavory characters (including WRIGHT) that the Clintons has associated with over the years. Hillary and Obama are the candidates. Judge them on their own qualities, values, experience, and wisdom. Guilt by association is the lazy person’s way out of thinking for themselves.

For eight years as president I supported Bill Clinton. I voted for him twice. I gave him money and I took a ton of beatings at dinner parties. PLEASE Bill. Shut the hell up! Your endorsement of John McCain feels as phony as “I did not have sex with that woman.” All that was missing was the finger wagging.

Since it became clear that Hillary cannot beat Barack Obama, the Clintons have been doing whatever they can to throw the election to McCain, opening the way for her to make another run in 2012. With his debauchery, Bill Clinton was responsible for the election of George W. Bush. Now it looks like he is going to be responsible for another Republican administration. The super delegates better wise up to this soon.

How many times is Bill Clinton going to endorse McCain? Is he forgetting that McCain doesn’t understand the most basic religious division in Iraq (Sunni and Shiite)? Or that McCain makes jokes about bombing Iran? That is not the sort of person who should answer the phone at 3 a.m. in the White House. Bill Clinton also seems to forget that McCain and the Republicans have no health care plan for America, and that McCain’s economic policies would further hurt the middle and working class. It’s hard to understand what Bill Clinton is doing.

Bill will use his Presidential status to twist lots arms when the superdeligates come into play. It’s imperative that we make it known to the superdeligates that the will of the voter is paramount in this process. Moveon.org might be the right vehicle for communicating this important message.
(NO BACK ROOM DEALS)

didn’t the moderate mccain vote for bill clintons impeachment, they should ask chelsa that question.

Doesnt anyone see this as a plan to make McCain unelectable to Republicans. Everything that Clinton sited goes against the main steam of Republican thinking right now. I would be interested to see if this hurts McCain in the long run. When I think about it it doesnt seem like a good idea for McCain to be getting high praise for Clinton. With all the hatred towards Clinton in the Republican party (never mind this site) Maybe just maybe this is intended to hurt McCain and help Clinton in her fight against your guy..

If it comes down to Hillary v. McCain, as a liberal I would have to vote for McCain. Hillary is far more conservative. The only reason she is running as a Democrat, is that the GOP would never nominate a woman.

What is “moderate” about someone who follows Bush’s economic and foreign policies? If McCain wins the presidency, it will be the greedy rich and the stupid poor who put him there.

Operation Chaos…

Maybe Bill would like Hillary to be McCain’s Veep!

Give me a break…sorry Bill’s legacy is tainted for me. I question everything that comes out of his mouth now. Only Democrats…when Republican presidents leave office, they do it with grace and dignity…

Unbelievable. McCain stopped being a moderate in 2004 when he realized that his last chance to carve a route to the White House was to support Bush and become more Bush than Bush. Hasn’t Bill been following McBush’s Republican primary ads? Out here in California, it was “John McCain — the True Conservative”! We yanked Joe Lieberman’s superdelegate status for supporting McCain; maybe we ought to yank Bill’s status for the same reason!

I’m confused – is Bill Clinton campaigning for his wife or for the republican nominee?

Why is Bill PRAISING McCain?
Stop with that nonsense. It’s time to take the McCain on, not go out of your way to say good things about him.
Even if Hillary wins the nomination, how is she going to convince swing voters to vote for her if Bill is going out praising McCain?
At least Obama says that McCain is a war hero but he says that he would be a third Bush presidency.

McCain anti-torture? On Feb. 13th McCain voted against the anti-torture bill in the Senate, and when it passed without his support he suggested that Bush should veto the bill. How is that for being a “moderate”?

Bill Clinton must have totally lost his brain. Is this what the strategists have predicted? That the Clintons want McCain to win so Hillary has another chance at the presidency in 2012? Really, this is shameful behavior, his charisma is fading fast.
McLame
is anything but a moderate when it comes to foreign policy. He is most likely even more unilateral and imperialistic than Bush. Just take a look at who the cast of characters are who are whispering in his ears. Rove, Lieberman,….
The Neocons can’t line up any faster……they have at their disposal the perfect war hungry, militaristic, never- surrender candidate. John McCain’s alarming lack of knowledge on critical subjects should be a gigantic red flag for everyone. His own party members have described his hotheaded, fiery, stubborn, rage filled rants as very disturbing. Moderate??? on what?????

Bill’s presidency cost the democrats the majority in both houses of congress. Bill left Gore high and dry in 2000, giving us George Bush. George Bush senior regards Clinton as a wayward son. And now Bill praises McCain, instead of Obama. Bill is sabotaging the democratic party. Unacceptable. Party loyalty is necessary where the other party is 100% lock step in line like the republicans. Bill is costing democratic votes when he talks.

The Clinton’s scorched earth style campaign will RUIN their chances of a 2012 run. Though a lifetime progressive, I will now not vote for Hilary Clinton under any circumstances and I have a feeling that I am far from alone on this.

bill and hill have always been selfish, arrogant and power mad. in reality if you examine the past 14 years they are mostly responsible for the republicans being in office. in 94 they lost congress and gore lost because bill could not keep his zipper up. so the fact that they want another republican to win as long as they reach their goal should not be news.

What he is saying is Republicans, Independants and Regan Democrats won’t have a hard time voting for him. Is that too subtle? He’s saying Wright is unacceptable to Republicans, Independants and Regan Democrats. That means Democrats will lose if Obama is the nominee. You haven’t figured it out. But we have. The outrage is that Obama is still willing to be the first black democratic nominee, sacrificing any chance we might have in November. But don’t worry. When he loses by a landslide, he can always blame Hillary Clinton. It’s worked for him up until now.

Ever since Bill Clinton came onto the national political scene, he’s been touted as one of the most brilliant men alive with a sharp, keen mind for political analysis and strategy. His ability to remain in office and deflect assaults from the right while maintaining support on the left throughout the 1990s (leaving office with high approval numbers) speaks to his unique mental capacities for compartmentalization and triangulation. His intellect helped him hide significant character flaws from the public for a very long time.
Skipping forward to today, the 2008 Bill Clinton that we’re seeing on the campaign trail shows signs of something very common of people who have had major surgery (such as coronary bypass) at a later stage in their lives.
Mental decline, including dementia, is a common effect of coronary bypass surgery for many who have had it, and Bill Clinton has never been quite the same mentally since he had the surgery in 2004. Any surgery is going to slow the blood flow to our brains (if not stop it altogether for varying amounts of time). In older people that kind of assault to the body seems to have an affect on mental capacity.
As anyone who knows someone who has had the surgery can attest, the difference can be quite dramatic or very subtle. It’s as if that inner censor, that voice inside of us that weighs what we’re thinking and about to say, is no longer there. Any fool thought that pops into our minds comes out of our mouths without any regard or concern for the effect it might have on others. Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Davis are two of the more dramatic examples of the kind of brain damage I’m speaking of.

He knows that Hil can’t win, so he is ruining the chances for Barack. Prediction on Bill – he has to move out of his Harlem office by the end of this year.

With all this talk of snakes … keep an eye on Hillary or should I say an ear. When Hill’s in Texas she has a drawl, when she’s in Chicago she has a twang, when she’s in New York She clips her words and when she’s in a blue collar state she drops the “g’s” off of all the word ending in “ing”. I think perhaps Hillary is a chameleon … or as we say down in the holler a PHONEY

The bottome line. Bill Clinton and Hilary helped pass NAFTA which has been the single largest reason our jobs are gone. John McCain has changed from a man who crossed party lines to George Bush, Jr., only alot older. I want change and believe that Barack Obama is the best bet for that. After all, we sure have never had a bi-racial President before.
The truth for many people is they are afraid to put a black man in the White House over fears about what he will do for the black people. After seeing what the rich white man has done to our country, I am one is not afraid of a man who is half black. I have evolved into someone who does not look at skin color but rather looks at a mans character and truthfulness.
I don’t know about you but I sincerely believe that Barack would do his best to be a good President. Many people might disagree but alot is at stake. If he does a poor job then another black man getting to the Presidency will be severly hindered in the future. If he were to do a good job then he could demonstrate that color doesn’t matter and that a man of any color could be President. I believe most of the American people are good, honest people. Unfortunately, I believe a good portion are also somewhat ignorant and easily swayed by what they hear. When thinking about John McCain for President ask yourself if you like the current economic situation, the war in Iraq, gas prices, the idea of a North American Union, or the attempted destruction of the constitution and the rule of law by the Fuehrer Bush. If you like those policies then please vote for Bush, Jr. If you have any intelligence at all vote for something different and give that man a chance.

It’s astonishing, that Hill and Bill are so desperate to get back into the WH, they would publicly favor a Republican over a much beloved Democrat, and the first African American with a real shot at the presidency, to boot.
The self absorption of the Clintons, seems boundless.

This is part of the Scortched Earth policy Obama’s campaign is talking about.
Even an ex American President can play such kinda politics.
I thought Americans were winners…

I will be so glad when this campaign is over no matter who wins. Probably the most disgusting thing about it is the pure Clinton hatred it has brought out from the so called democratic voters. Would expect it from republicans but really surprised at the depth of it among the democrats.
Oh well, as a registered republican supporting Sen. Clinton I have said that I will be voting for Sen. McCain if Sen. Clinton is not the nominee. I am one of those referenced earlier; i.e., my candidates in order are Sen. Clinton, Sen. McCain, and then Sen. Obama.
Unlike most of you, even though I do not prefer Sen. McCain, I do respect the him. But then heck, I even think that Pres. Clinton is the second or third best president we have had going back to the late ’50s when I became interested in politics. Guess that shows a difference between those of us with some age on us compared to those of you still in your youth or prime, we have learned to respect some people even though we may disagree with them. Current attitude seems quite similar to that shown our Vietnam War veterans; wasn’t their choice to fight in it but they are the ones seemingly hated for it.
Quite frankly if Sen. Clinton is no the democratic nominee, even though I know Sen. Clinton and Pres. Clinton are too loyal to the democratic party, I would love to see them campaign for Sen. McCain.
I really do wonder whether without someone leading the way if Sen. Obama will know what to do as president. Heck in the debates (I especially noticed when it was just he and Sen. Clinton) that very frequently he would respond by saying I agree with Sen. Clinton and then again just a couple days ago he comes out with a “second stimulus” package very similar to the one Sen. Clinton came out with a little over a week ago. Sure hope there is some good leader out there on the international scene who Sen. Obama can copy or we may be in far more trouble than we are currently in.
In closing, I would like to say that I respect most of your opinions, but I cannot honestly say that. I guess I was brought believing that respect was deserved and I certainly do not see that in many of the posts above.

It’s pretty clear what the Clintons are doing at this point: Undercut Obama, make sure McCain wins in 2008, giving Hillary another crack at 2012.

Bill uses the football analogy to say it’s OK to beat Obama up. Let me see. . .A football game. . .Barack is ahead and running the ball down the field. The opposing republican team attacks from the front. At the same time, his own democratic team attacks from the back and shouts clues and encouragement to the republicans. Some of the refs, i.e. Nancy Pelosi and others are threatened if they attempt to moderate the game. And the spectators i.e. Super Delegates would like to interfere, but according to anonymous quotes given on Morning Joe through Ed Schultz this week by supers, the Clintons are threatening and intimidating them if they attempt to. The quotes were, “If you do that you’ll be committing political suicide.” “We remember who our friends are”. . .and we remember who. . .
“If you do that, (endorse Obama) your name will be taken off the president’s list.” (Seems to be referencing scorched earth policies during Clinton administration by which many democrats found they couldn’t get re-elected if they crossed the Clintons. We know one thing Bill, if your runner can’t run in front, you want to make darn sure your democratic team loses the game. Are ya thinkin’ about 2012?
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The Clintons are practicing a scorched earth campaign (recent plea to support the nominee regardless notwithstanding).

Funny how the Clintons are telling the world how wonderful a president John McCain would be, while even some of his close conservative friends — such as Mickey Edwards and Chuck Hagel — won’t endorse him. All Hagel would say is that he disagrees with McCain’s stance on the war, while Edwards (a GOP heavyweight) expressed serious concerns about McCain extending Bush’s habit of ignoring the Constitution and acting as though the Presidency was the head of the government — rather than the head of one of three equal braches.
McCain’s GOP colleagues in the Senate — and several of the top brass in the military — add that McCain’s temperament is so bad that it actually scares them to think about letting him near “the button.”
So why are the Clinton’s so high on McCain? Could it be that it has something to do with Hillary getting the nomination, no matter what it does to her party or to the country she is supposed to be serving?

How dare Pres Clinton say that McCain is against torture, when McCain just voted for water torture. Liar!
Pres Clinton: How dare you! How dare you!
And while you’re at it, why don’t you just go on the Rush Limbaugh show on primary day for Pennsylvania!
You are shameless and pathetic! Just leave and go hang out some more with Poppy Bush!
And I just read that you said the caucuses are killing you. STOP WHINING!
I’ve had it with you and “the girl.” How chauvinistic can you be?

Again I’m confused! More Clinton
Doublespeak:
In Fayetteville, NC, Clinton was asked what he should tell Democrats who are thinking for John McCain “Please think through this decision,” Clinton said, laughing “It is not a wise decision for yourself or your country.”

Oh for goodness sake! McCains too lame…Obama’s a wolf in sheeps clothing (with”chickens coming home to roost”)and you voters can’t see the wood for the tree’s! Hillary is the only candidate worthy of becoming PRESIDENT!
You go girl!

Do you really trust a Clinton ? Do you really think McCain can lead without a war ? If people really had a choice in this country don’t you think all this would be a bad dream. Bill is just doing what he always has. He thinks he can get what he wants by distraction. It works. Our Kids are dying in wars that keep the rich rich. People blame others and do nothing much like the people we elect. I am ready for real change.

Bill will say whatever it takes to get Hil the nomination, he salivates at the thought of the potential world juncket Hil will send him on with papa bush.

Bill Clinton is undoubtably the most Brilliant politician our time. Respect him for that and give him credit. Hilary is our girl! Hilary rocks!

Clinton sees McCain as a ‘Moderate’..!!
Can’t Clinton see that McCain is a big war monger,promising more wars to come,if he is elected? !

Firefighter, I agree, Bill Clintion merely stated the obvious about McCain. I support Hillary, but that doesn’t make McCain evil, even though I disagree with his policies, I do appreicate him doing what he thinks is right for the country.

Clinton supporters should read the article in Newsweek that came out yesterday under the title ” Substance Abuse
Debunking a bogus claim about Clinton’s legislative record” a google search under that title will bring it up. Very interesting article which again documents the Obama campaign giving false and misleading info about Hillary. Obama seems more everyday to be the candidate changed by politics instead of changing politics.

Amazing posts – no one with any credible sources to back up their claims.
When McCain was faced with torture he did not sell out his country or his patriots. When the tough issue on Iraq came up – he did not sell out his country for his Career. I had initially supported Obama who has campaigned for years .. and really that is all he has done. I heard many speeches, and now I have his website. All of you : would you send me $1000 a month for 5 years to look for a million dollar job for you?
I ask one ? did I ever say I would actually find one, did I ever say when or what you would actually get NOPE. I am covered. We don’t need billions on research, we need it on infrastructure – people can turn algae to oil, (it eats greenhouse gases BTW – valcent inc.) we can turn what we flush down the toilet into oil (changingworldTech). We can create fresh water and 24/7 solar electric (Solar Thermal / MIT electric). OBAMA voted for BIG OIL SUBSIDIES , So all of that crap about the research is just that fertilizer for the Mushrooms – people who are in the dark and you can feed them full of crap and poof up pops a vote.