Clinton vs. the Chimp

In recent days, we'll all heard various members of the Administration (including the Chimp himself...especially the Chimp himself) say, "We have to get back to the people's business." All the commentators say Bush is taking a page out of the Clinton playbook during the impeachment. At first blush (if you'll pardon the pun), this seems like a common sense strategy. But John Podesta, Bill's chief of staff, has this response, from the Washington Post.

"John D. Podesta, who was chief of staff to Clinton, said Bush may be more constrained by his troubles than Clinton was by his. Noting that Clinton's approval ratings remained above 60 percent throughout the impeachment battle, while Bush's are in the low 40s, Podesta said, "When Clinton said, 'I'm going back to do my work,' people cheered," Podesta said. "When Bush says, 'I'm going to do the job I've been doing,' people say, 'Oh, no.' "

Ha! What a great response, and I'm glad Mr. Podesta is saying it. I also heard him say it on CNN last night and it made me literally stand up and applaud. Say what you will about Clinton, it's been proven time and time again that he (to quote a famous phrase) "did a helluva job!"

Looking back, remember when we had peace, jobs, low interest rates, decent oil prices, and a president who could actually speak without a script? Hard to believe how much could be ruined in 5 short years.