Legal Commentary

Reliving The Clinton Years, Without The Peace And Prosperity

By Big Tent Democrat

Paul Krugman:

The last time a Democrat sat in the White House, he faced a nonstop witch hunt by his political opponents. Prominent figures on the right accused Bill and Hillary Clinton of everything from drug smuggling to murder. And once Republicans took control of Congress, they subjected the Clinton administration to unrelenting harassment — at one point taking 140 hours of sworn testimony over accusations that the White House had misused its Christmas card list. Now it’s happening again — except that this time it’s even worse. [. . .] Anyone who remembered the 1990s could have predicted something like the current political craziness. [. . .] It will be an ugly scene, and it will be dangerous, too. The 1990s were a time of peace and prosperity; this is a time of neither.

Wishing away politics was never going to work. Good governance would have helped a lot. With the economy in shambles, what political card can the Dems play now? Negative branding is all I can see. Dems will need a Gingrich to play off of.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 30, 2010 (boomark / email).