Bush Calls Hillary Clinton 'Formidable'

[deminks]

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Friday that Sen. Hillary Clinton, a potential candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is "formidable," but he declined to speculate on which Republicans might run for the White House in 2008.

"This is an unusual year because this is the first time there hasn't been a kind of natural successor in the party," Bush said in an interview with "CBS Evening News." "Two wide-open primaries with no sitting vice president running in either primary, so this is — I can't remember a time when it's been this open."

He declined to predict whether the United States would still have large numbers of troops in Iraq when his successor takes office in 2009 but discussed the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Graib prison.

"We were disgraced," he said.

"I don't think a president can ... order torture, for example," Bush said about his presidential powers under the Constitution. "I don't think a president can order the assassination of a leader of another country with which we're not at war."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060128/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_interview

Is there a disconnect here, or is it just me? /sarcasm off.

[ECH1969]

1. * is going to pumping up Hillary big time

By calling her 'formidable' and other shit to get us to vote for her so the Repugs can win.

[demosincebirth]

6. Exactly!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

7. Exactly.

They are trying to set our agenda for us.

[Divernan]

15. No, he does it to pump up Republican donations cause they hate her the .

most of any Democrat.

[Ready4Change]

2. Wow!

Did he actually manage to pronouce "formidibobible?"

He is, like, the best President EVER!

[sniffa]

3. yeah, they're not praying for hiLLary to run

[sarcasmo]

4. It is now fact that Hillary does not need to run. When 43 pimps

Hillary it has to be the new talking point from Rove.

[IselaB]

8. Yeah, I have to agree

The media are ready to give her attention because of the name recognition, and the Republicans would love to see her be the nominee. It's like the Democratic Party doesn't even have a say in it or something.

[sarcasmo]

16. Welcome to D/U IselaB

[EST]

5. Junior high basketball team pep/prep talk.

[DemonFighterLives]

9. Since I don't believe a thing he says

Hillary is just an also ran who the pubbies want us to put in front.
Lying torturing bastard doesn't know when to shut the hell up.
:argh:

[antonialee839]

10. I remember when they called Lieberman formidable.

[rooboy]

11. Nothing like a Repuke shoutout to their homeys in the DLC... n/t

[AtomicKitten]

12. some pundits say she doesn't have a prayer

I don't think it really matters what the media or opposition has to say on the subject, I wish DU'ers would understand they are merely speculating on it what it all means. The only thing that is clear in the armchair analysis of these opinions is that some DU'ers hate Hillary and don't want her to run.

IMO that will sort itself out. Personally, I don't like assisting the GOP in trashing ANY Democrat regardless of my personal regard for them. And although I won't be voting for Hillary in the primary, she is a hell of a lot better than any Republican that will be on the ballot.

Ralph Nader once said that there is no different between Republicans and Democrats, and that notion IMO is not only not true but ridiculous. There is strength in circling the wagons; the Republicans understand that. I think the negativity toward Hillary here at DU is gratuitous and unfair. She is singled out for her yes vote on the Iraq Resolution when many, many others voted yes and are forgiven. She is voting no on Alito and yes on a filibuster. I've got no complaints in that regard.

[LibDemAlways]

13. WTF? "I don't think the president can

order the assassination of a leader of another country WITH WHICH WE'RE NOT AT WAR. Where in the Constitution does it give a president the power to assassinate any foreign leader?

"We were disgraced"?????

He's a disgrace.

[Boojatta]

19. Did * say anything about "a country we're at war with"?

"I don't think the president can order the assassination of a leader of another country WITH WHICH WE'RE NOT AT WAR." Where in the Constitution does it give a president the power to assassinate any foreign leader?

In any case, do you think that some people have an obligation to kill politically powerless foreigners and an obligation to refrain from killing politically powerful foreigners?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

14. "Formidable"...that's why I've assigned Karl Rove to her smear campaign.

"Did ja know I call him 'The Architect'...it's TRUE! He helped me become president for two terms in a row, and he'll crush Hillary into a fine powder. Even if he has to make up shit, Karl doesn't care. All that matters is winning. And crushing Hillary. Into a fine powder."

[HuffleClaw]

17. "I have looked at this program from all angles...

...and my dilemma and my problem is I can't explain to you how it works in order to justify your question without telling the enemy what we are doing," he said."

translation: "i'm not going to tell you WHO we were spying on, and furthermore i'm just not gonna tell you NUTTIN!"

[leesa]

18. Ah, the GOP and Corporate America have chosen our candidate

[wtmusic]

20. Bush considers himself a "natural successor" to the White House

If he wasn't such a POS he would crack me up. No, really.

[Psephos]

22. lol n/t

[Lorien]

21. Man oh man, the GOP REALLY wants her to run!

I sure hope we can come up with a better candidate (a non DLCer).

[Catch22Dem]

23. He doesn't "think" a president can do those things???

Ya think after 6 years he'd know the rules a little better?

[LiberalGuy000]

24. Learning from Katherine Harris

"Formidable." * must have learned that word from Katherine Harris's interview on Hannity and Colmes. Remember that? lol...

Shrub's brother Jeb supposedly told Harris that she would be a "formidable" Senate candidate. She said this over and over - although she had a little trouble pronouncing the word.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/08/09.html