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(Lying) Bill Clinton has evolved into (Incompetent) Obama's Mr. Fix-It
Washington Post ^ | 5/29/2010 | Philip Rucker and Paul Kane

Posted on 05/29/2010 5:07:19 AM PDT by tobyhill

After Barack Obama won the White House, he and his aides wrestled for weeks over what to do about Bill Clinton if his wife joined the administration. They worried that the irrepressible former president might overshadow Hillary Rodham Clinton, or even Obama himself. That didn't happen. Now, 18 months later, he has become indispensable in a way the new president probably did not anticipate.

Clinton has become the "Michael Clayton" of the Obama White House, a roving, always on-call fixer who lends his political skills to help Obama and the Democrats in tough situations. Clinton is campaigning and raising money in places where Obama is less (or less than) welcome. And, as was revealed Friday, he has been an intermediary on sensitive, off-the-grid conversations with candidates such as Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), whom he tried -- on behalf of the White House -- to talk out of running for the Senate.

One of Clinton's lowest political moments as president was when his party lost both houses of Congress in 1994. Now, with Obama's Democratic majority similarly imperiled, 44 is turning to 42 for help. In a toxic environment where candidates are running away from the establishment, Clinton has swooped in to Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York and Pennsylvania, and he is expected to make more stops before November's midterm elections.

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To: tobyhill
Partial Clinton time line...
Feb. 4, 2010 - conference call with House Democratic leaders to tout the passage of pay-as-you-go legislation
Feb. 5, 2010 - In Haiti as UN envoy
Feb. 11-15 2010 - Heart surgery
Feb. 11-17, 2010 (?) - conference call/meeting to coordinate a push-back to the burgeoning tea party movement (Breitbart)
Feb. 21, 2010 - Good Morning America/Major Garrett interviews
Feb. 24, 2010 - UC Berkeley Global Citizenship - speech

Any help greatly appreciated.

21 posted on 05/29/2010 5:57:38 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: tobyhill

22 posted on 05/29/2010 5:59:33 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Tarpon

There is no way they could deny a crime had been committed, so they are simply creating talking points for the idiots on the left to use in the court of public opinion.


23 posted on 05/29/2010 6:30:31 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: tobyhill

I wouldn’t call them political skills. I would call them more on the order of how to get out of a jam skills.


24 posted on 05/29/2010 6:50:52 AM PDT by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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To: hal ogen

No, I would say that it was probably the other way around. I can hear Clinton right now. “I’ll do this for you, but first, how about a little favor from you?”


25 posted on 05/29/2010 6:53:48 AM PDT by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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To: tobyhill
"Now, with Obama's Democratic majority similarly imperiled, 44 is turning to 42 for help."

44 joins with 42 to avoid being 86ed!

26 posted on 05/29/2010 7:00:29 AM PDT by mellow velo (Elect an adult; vote Conservative.)
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To: silverleaf

I did not offer that Man, Mr.Sestak, a bribe on behalf of Obama.

I did not lie, not one time. I have to get back to my ... bribe and sex tour.


27 posted on 05/29/2010 7:01:37 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: GoldenPup

As George Costanza once said, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.”


28 posted on 05/29/2010 7:40:02 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Cvengr

Love the tagline. Did you script it? It is fantastic.


29 posted on 05/29/2010 8:31:14 AM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals from spending ONE MORE DIME before they our nation.)
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To: tobyhill

Bill Clinton can now change his name to Chump,wonder if he will send his friends to visit Obama ?.


30 posted on 05/29/2010 9:38:41 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Republic

From Bible study notes.

Here’s another.

Man doesn’t break God’s Law.
God’s Law breaks man.


31 posted on 05/29/2010 11:08:48 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cvengr

Well, both are great! I am going to use your tagline along with another favorite I found here on FR that goes “Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the ground in the morning, Satan growls and says” %^$%$^&, he (she’s) awake!” LOVE IT!


32 posted on 05/29/2010 11:15:36 AM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals from spending ONE MORE DIME before they our nation.)
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