William Jefferson Clinton is one of the best President the USA never have, a very intelligent and charismatic leader of the 20th-century. He is admired around the world.
He did everything he could to bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians. He made a powerful speech in Gore Island (Senegal) which was a slave depot during the 18th century; he said:
"From Gore and other places Africa's sons and daughters were taken through the door of no return, never to see their friends and families again. America's struggle to overcome slavery and its legacy forms one of the most difficult chapters of that history. Yet, it is also one of the most heroic, a triumph of courage, persistence, and dignity. The long journey of African-Americans proves that the spirit can never be enslaved."
It is in Uganda that he apologized for the slave trade. Bill Clinton is also remembered as the first President to visit Vietnam since the war between the two countries ended. He lifted the embargo and restored the diplomatic relation between the two countries.
At home when he left the Office the economy was strong, the unemployment rate was low. The US had a federal budget in balance and even in surplus.
He left the Washington with much more experience than he had when he came into the White House. Still young and energetic he created the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation dedicated to "promotes the values of fairness and opportunity for all".
With few resources, volunteers, donations and his relations within the States and the World, he is succeeding in his fight in against HIV/AIDS. His foundation is treating or help to treat around 800 000 people in 71 countries. Bill Clinton is also involved in the fight against climate change.
Now here is the snag. His wife has decided to run for President of the US. Nothing wrong here except that if she gets the democratic nomination and gets elected President and re- elected, the United States the most powerful democracy in the World would have been under the Bushes and Clintons 28 years( 4 for Bush 41, 8 for Bush 43, 8 for Clinton 42, 8 for Clinton 44, do the math!).
That is not healthy for the ideals of a Republic. And who knows after Hillary the US would elect Jeb Bush, brother of George W. for eight more years, the time for Chelsea Clinton to be ready and so on...
But Hillary Clinton cannot be discriminate because she is the wife of a former President. As John Kennedy said when he appointed his brother as Attorney General “why should we discriminate someone because he is my brother?” Indeed, Robert Kennedy made a very talented and competent Attorney General and some even said that he was the real vice president .And in 1968 he would have won the Democratic nomination fair and square, but someone or some people decided to stop him.
So back to Bill Clinton who is doing everything he can to get his wife elected. He owes her so much. She stood up with him to the attacks when he needed her the most. During his campaign in 1992, she helps him to focus because she is a disciplined woman. Despite his many infidelities, Hillary stayed. Despite the supreme humiliation of the Monicagate she stayed. By calculation or by resignation or just because she loved him, she stayed.
Until the result of the Iowa Caucus Bill Clinton criticised Barack Obama in a fair ton, said that he was too young, too inexperienced, that he had to wait. His turn will come. But everything changed when Barack Obama won the first caucus. The best symbol of change as he called Obama on the Charlie Rose show relegated his dear wife, the best agent of change at a distant third place. Since then he has been hammering Obama in a deeply "depressing way" as Donna Brazile the former Al Gore campaign’s manager pointed out. He misquoted Obama on his opposition to the war, saying that actually he has never been really against it. Truth is that the junior Senator opposed the war since the very beginning, but once the troops were in Iraq, he decided to temper his critiques. Another example is when he angrily accused the Obama campaign in Nevada to threaten some of Hillary’s supporters in front of him and his daughter Chelsea. This is a presidential campaign, this is politics, it is tough and it is normal. Except that the guy we are talking about is Bill Clinton. The same guy who did great things in US, Senegal, Bosnia or Vietnam. Why did he become so aggressive? What is wrong with you Bill? Let's imagine that Barack Obama becomes the democratic nominee, how could he comes before the American people and say look, I am going to vote for this guy, he is the best candidate??!!! Who are you kidding Bill? This is someone who is supposed to unite a country and who is now ready to tear apart his own party. Come down Bill, you are better than what you are doing now.
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