Well no surprise…the right-wing is indoctrinated by hate filled talk radio that slanders the Clintons 24 x 7.

EVEN still my Republican friend looks like he is going to get a heart attack when he talks about Clinton.

Yes they do owe us an apology. I do respect Brownback a lot though for recognizing the need not to foster hatred.

I dislike Bush and Cheney…but will not be consumed with hate.

The right-wing talk radio circuits is perpetuating this climate of hatred towards the Clinton or anyone else that opposes their views.

What an opportunist nut in trying to appeal to us quiet American majority-voting Christians who smell a skunk with this guy and his actions.

It's nice to see a politician confront some of the existential issues of political life. Too often the Washington crowd look like a bunch of power-drunk swine stomping and face-kicking those who get in the way of their corporate masters. Glad to see Mr. Brownback shake his weary head and snap out of the trance.

I used to really dislike Clinton's politics (and he and his wife's ethics) as well, but it's funny how after 6 years of Bush (and especially his team of Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz), the Clinton era doesn't seem so bad anymore. Actually, I'm almost misty-eyed when I think of just how relatively good the general leadership of the Clinton, Bush Sr., and Reagan presidencies actually was compared to the leadership of the George W. Bush era. It's hard to think of any TOTAL failures of leadership in those presidencies even close to the level of the strategic disaster that's been created in Iraq. Add the almost unbelievable failure of the Katrina response, and the lack of any solutions to our other biggest problems (skyrocketing energy and health care costs, spiraling debt/deficit, illegal immigration, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, etc) and you have to believe that history is going to utterly savage Bush. I'm not sure if he'll be considered one of the worst presidents of all time, but it's hard to think of a president who has created a single new mess on the scale of the Iraq disaster, while at the same time not solving any of our existing/ongoing messes.

What they did to the country?!? Yeah, those years of prosperity were just horrible.

I guess he's just moved his hatred to "the gheys." What a hypocrite.

"But Brownback says he realized there is never justification for hating someone regardless of what their actions."

Come on, CNN. Proofread. "regardless of what their actions" makes no sense. Regardless of what how busy you are, take a second and proof read. Regardless of what how many print errors you have, I really enjoy this ticker.

I think Brownback's apology was admirable, but it brings up the question in my mind of:
Why do conservatives hate the Clintons so much in light of the direction America has taken in the last 6 years?
Seriously, folks, you need to do some comparisons here. I wonder how much of this hatred is founded on logic and how much is force-fed to them through hate speech radio.

Will Senator Switchback change again like he did on the amnesty bill cloture vote where he voted for cloture (for the bill) then when he saw it was going to lose he switched to no?

A shameful attempt to pander to the neo-cons who still hate the Clinton's. This guy is about as religious as GW Bush. Which, as we have seen, is not much. Religion does not belong in politics… in any form.

Has this clown ever said anything that doesn't involve religion? Personally, I kinda want my president to hate Al-Qaeda. Just me.

This man is going to HELL. Same with everyone else that supports this president and war.

I appreciate Senator Brownback's frankness and recantation. However, he still harbors vehement opposition to Senator Clinton, which is obviously fine. But to harbor hatred for someone is still a strong statement, no matter when it happened.

This is not one of those things were one politician is saying what the other one's thinking. This is a unique and regrettable situation.

Brownback hated the Clintons because he was envious, still is, and hated himself. Don't give us that noise, you ridiculous man. If you had a religious awakening great! But you're anger and awakening both had little to do with the Clintons and everything to do with your repressed rage, projected.

Senator Bull-Honkey Brownback!

Who IS this guy?

Brownbeck is either a lyer or a weenie. Perhaps both. JERK! Why does he feel he needs to pander to the likes of these Clinton perverts…trying to suck up to likely voters?. Well, he just lost me.

What was Hilary doing at a prayer breakfast? Why are their Senatorial prayer breakfasts?? Doesn't anyone remember separation of church and state?

I know just how Sen. Brownback feels. I too feel a lot of "Hatred" toward the reactionary cowards who have run this country into the ground since 9/11. It makes me angry that my child might have to sit thru a Science class with some hokey, voodoo "Creation Science" just because some religous nutcases in Kansas voted for a neo-fascist who isn't even smart enough to comprehend evolution, and wants to tell God what the acceptable way is to bring us into being! But I am a Christian (and a former Republican, before the fascist lemmings turned it into the American Taliban Party), so I forgive him, but I am actively working against he and his kooky agenda. Kansas, you don't have a very good record of electing rational humans to the national government, but you really picked a lemon with this dope…

What was Hilary doing at a prayer breakfast? Why are their Senatorial prayer breakfasts?? Doesn’t anyone remember separation of church and state?

This is one of the biggest misconceptions about the Constitution. There is nothing about "seperation" of church and state in the document, only that there should not be a state "sponsored" religion. And remember it is freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion.

I should have also included the freedom to NOT practice a religion.

Sen.Brownback is to be commended for being open and honest. I am a registered democract, and I vote that way most of the time. I too didn't like Bill Clinton when he won the presidency. I am a 56 year old vietnam war vet from a southern state. Like Sen. Brownback, I also had a spiritual awakening during the 90's and my education is still ongoing today. Recently, when Bill Clinton had bypass surgery, I sent him an e-mail wishing him the best. I now respect his service to this country. I think that there was a great awakening during the 90's and more people need to share their experiences.

I guess his announcement makes the republicans tolerance of corruption and attacks on our Constitution during the Bush administration all better now. The republican obstructionism and hypocrisey during the Clinton presidency was just misguided and not guided by partisan hatred - all is forgiven - horsepucky.

Republicans have demonstrated total incompetance in governing. The guiding principle that is learned is that a republican will put personal wealth creation over the good of the country by any corrupt means possible.

Support our troops, never vote for another republican. I've learned my lesson I won't.

Jill-

Separation of church & state doesn't mean that senators (or any political offical for that matter) can't partipate in a "religious" event, they certainly have every right to do so; the separation of church & state was implemented so that political leaders and leaders of the church are not one and the same.

My question is this: If the Clinton's didn't know Brownback was harboring all this hatred towards them (did they?), why turn it into an issue and confront the Clinton's about it? That's awkward. If the Clinton's were unaware of his hatred, Brownback should've left the issue between him and God.

Hate for someone else arise from self-hate.
Look inside fundamentalist christians.

From Thoughts to Actions. Go Sam GO……away!!

I think there is very little doubt that this story about Brownback's spiritual epiphany is, at least partly, a calculated PR manuever. As for Brownback's hatred of the Clintons, I believe there is a large number of Republicans around the country who need to swallow their pride, set aside their ignorance, and renounce their former hatred of the Clintons. We have to move past the blinding and divisive partisanship of the past 8 years.

Hey, you can dislike these people, but hate is out of bounds. Get a grip. You're taking this game too seriously by far.

I dunno could the world adjust to such a 360 degree spin? I mean from a Bushwacking, gun toting, lying, uncredible, war loving Texan Cowboy to a Whozit, bookwriting, Faith and Compassion Religious Junkie, Feign of Heart Kansan?

I don't think that's what Hillary met by Big Changes!