Reply #67: Yes, I was happy when he won in 1992, BUT...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

I voted for Nader in 1996 as a protest against NAFTA, Welfare Reform, DADT, and there were a lot of other little issues that bugged the hell out of me.

A friend who is a student of American history theorized at the time that Clinton, having grown up poor but ambitious, wanted more than anything to be liked by the upper classes. He therefore was capable of putting on the common touch but deep down, he was willing to do anything to stay in the good graces of the elites.

The fact that some DUers think of Clinton as the best president of their lifetimes is an indication of how far this country has fallen.