Reply #51: OK the freaks who hate Bill Clinton need to come join the Greens

[greenohio]

Clinton was our last guy to cross the goal line. He was 1000 times better than shrub, though not perfect. If all you care about is principle then vote green. If you care about winning, we need to inch to the center.

"Going to the Democratic Leadership Council. In 1985, I got involved in the newly formed Democratic Leadership Council, a group dedicated to forging a winning message for the Democrats based on fiscal responsibility, creative new ideas on social policy, and a commitment to a strong national defense. ...

In March 1990 I went to New Orleans to accept the chairmanship of the DLC. I was convinced the group's ideas on welfare reform, criminal justice, education, and economic growth were crucial to the future of the Democratic Party and the nation....

I opened the convention with a keynote address designed to make the case that America needed to change course and that the DLC could and should lead the way....

...I was amazed by some of the criticisms of the DLC from the Democratic left, who accused us of being closet Republicans, and from some members of the political press, who had comfortable little boxes marked "Democrat" and "Republican." Bill Clinton MY LIFE