Bill Clinton: 'New era of progressive politics'

[BecomingBrainy]

Former President Bill Clinton told an audience of liberal online activists Thursday evening that the nation has “entered a new era of progressive politics” that could last for decades if Democrats can pass ambitious measures such as health care reform and climate change.

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[Epiphany4z]

1. One of the reasons repubs want health care to

fail so badly...for them its not about health care its about dems in power.

[Laelth]

2. LOL. As if Bill has any right to lecture us on progressive politics.

I hope he's right, of course, but I don't think he'd know progressive politics if a dog with a collar that said "progressive politics" bit him on the ass.

Bill Clinton was the best Republican President since Eisenhower. He was way better than the alternatives, but definitely not a progressive.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Captain Hilts]

3. He tried to be a progressive prez and Congress stopped him. No signs that Prez O

is any more progressive than Clinton was.

[Laelth]

4. I admit that I watched Clinton very carefully in 1993 and 1994.

The Americorps act was good, progressive legislation. The gas tax was also a good idea (though inherently conservative in that it eventually helped balance the budget). Clinton did fight for health care reform, but his plan was a wishy-washy middle-of-the-road kind of thing. He didn't even try to get single payer. Obama is following in his footsteps. That is, indeed, depressing.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Clinton + progressive = oxymoron

Clinton talking about progressive politics is kind of like Dubya talking about elocution.

[Laelth]

6. LOL. Hear, hear! n/t

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-Laelth