With making a joke of the title….

"Clinton blasts Bush"

Anyone else thinking the dirty throughts I am thinking…. all it reminds me of is Bill and some of the fun things he did in the office with his secretaries…

plus the fact his name is Bush makes it funnier…

Ted Danson where was the black face today?

If he were a Republican donor and this was a Republican event, don't tell me that it would not come up by all you lovers of everything Hillary.

Simple point and question with no hate, anger or party mantra:

What is Hillary going to do to make our country better than all of the Democrats and all of the Republicans who are running?

Iraq -

Health care -

Getting rid of NAFTA -

Terrorism -

Illegal immigration -

These would probably be the most important issues facing us, what would she do?

The last 6 yrs of political hate and witch hunts are nothing compared to what will happen in America if Hillary is elected.

Hillary IS bad for America, no matter how you define the word is..

Van said,
"You Hillary/Clinton haters are in for a depressing NINE years, counting this one as you witness her march to the nomination, a landslide victory in the general election and TWO terms in office.
Sharpen your poison pens, you're going to have a loooooong time to post your rants."

What Van really really said:

"You Hillary/Clinton haters are in for a depressing NINE years, counting this one as you witness her march to the nomination, a landslide victory in the general election and TWO terms in office.
Sharpton & Jackson your poison pens, you're going to have a loooooong time to post your rants to N.O.W. & and other radical man-hating feminist nut job organizations."

Van

Today's Quote

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

-Abraham Lincoln

If as Hilary Clinton states "So I think I'm the best of the Democrats to deal with that as well" then America truly is in serious trouble. To vote for Hilary Clinton would be the worst mistake any reasonably conscious individual could ever perpetuate upon him/her self while bring America to further demise. Only a fool would believe as Hilary says, "It's a horrible prospect to ask yourself 'What if? What if?' But if certain things happen between now and the election, particularly with respect to terrorism, that will automatically give the Republicans an advantage again, no matter how badly they have mishandled it, no matter how much more dangerous they have made the world," when Hilary as did so many other Democrats, she voted for the war in Iraq and against taking a stance against illegal immigrants as well as other domestic issues that would have benefited American. To place sole blame on the Republicans is merely a demonstration of the democrats’ lack of an agenda and Hilary Clinton’s arrogances and lack of respect for the America people.

Entertainers have no freedom of speech?Now there's person who clearly isn't qualified to vote!

Respect for the views of the right-wingers?Lying,cheating, and stealing are not concepts that earn respect.There is nothing a right-winger can do today to salvage any shred of what little respect they may have had without the help of euthanasia.If you want to be forgiven and condoned,try a religion,don't look to thinking people.Conservative views cannot and will not be valid intellectually and are doomed to failure.Just like the republican party.

I've been a democrat all my life, but if the choice is Obama against any Republican, I will vote Republican. You people see Obama as a uniter, no history of the old politics as is, I see him as a fresh face blowing hot air with nothing behind it. You may ask yourself, why this intense dislike for the Senator of Illinois? Because our family begged his office four times to look into the verbal and mental abuse that our sailor received while being trained in his great state of Illinois and he refused. If he can't look into a problem in his own state, how you do you think he can handle Illinois and forty-nine others. As for vacationing, he goes to Hawaii every Christmas. I've never been there, but I'm not wealthy either.
Go Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What did Hillary do after Katrena, to help the people? All she does is Bush bash. And he is not even running for office. Same old negative crapp.

RE: Jimmy, of Cherokee

"By the way I am a College Grad for Clinton"

Funny, you don't spell like a graduate.

Unfortunately, you mensa members of Howard Dean's screaming ensemble, powered by your parents lies about their participation in the "rebellion of '68," have not heeded my request for a reasoned discussion. By the way, whilst I have a poor opinion of the 'Hill," I would love to see a female and/or african-american become our next President, though I would obviously prefer Ms. Rice. I also do not think that the country will go to hell in the unlikely event that Mrs. Clinton prevails. That said, I am no fan of her or her husband, both intelligent and capable, but limited by their respective constant political strategizing in contradistiction to leading with a solid moral framework.

Amazing that even with a disclaimer and exlanation, you still bit. I wish you were a marlin in the gulf stream in November E. Estevez. I am, as you may have noticed had you reflected, rather than predictably reacted–a common malady of members of the party of moral bankruptcy and the insurmountable inability to elect the only genius candidate ever nominated by any party in our experiment Adlai Stevenson–a person of complete immigrant classification, your well-established ancestors in puerto requeno, certainly outdated and out-qualifying me, making you more American in that sense, an observer of the left's bankrupt ideology(ies) and more interestingly, contraditory justifications.

Posted By christian molnar los angeles, CA : August 26, 2007 5:35 pm

Stop trying to sound so smart, it only makes you look less so.

Oh gosh if ya remember the past is past..you would of voted for the war 2 all you hillary haters..if you go back and look at his state of the union address he thought they had weapons and clearly went into antrax getting in our waters well that kinda of scared me i drink lotts of water…with him telling us this failed bush crap//had all of us believing this..id vote for war hearing this..false it came out to be…mislead the American people…and out Senators and Congress…Go Hillary whatever they say about ya, wont change my mind for a smart intelligent woman who's debates and out debates the rest of the candiates..she doesnt hem haul around.. she answer's the questions.. who's sense is for the People…seems like the men can't get it done…time for a woman get use to it…GO Hillary!!!!!!!

By electing Hilary we will be getting a good administration, just like when Bill was in office!! Who do you think made most of the decisions then?!?!

HILARY CLINTON IN '08

This makes me sick. Everyone in D.C or who wants to be there is constantly blasting their opponents instead of uniting to fix whats wrong in the U.S. I simply do not understand why they can't just get together and right the wrongs on capitol hill and in the white house. Also if you have a problem with someone in office vote him/her out. Don't just complain day in and day out about this person or that person. The beautiful thing about the way our government is set up is that we can remove anyone from any office at anytime as long as we get enough votes together. So stop your whining and moaning and do something about it. Everyone who just whines and moans but does nothing about it is as bad as these politicians who are constantly blasting everyone they can to make themselves look better. Buck up or shut up.

How is it even possible that "Conservatives"/Bush supporters can still evoke a reaction from the general public. From what pulpit of the absurd do they still stand? The wrath of this Republican administration has branded us all with its careless rhetoric and righteous crusade. Their testimony has been forever recorded in the annals of history never to be forgotten. It has been felt from "sea to shining sea", from one end of the earth to the other. And now as their final verse is played out we can finally shout "Amen!" and pray for a new beginning…one which will "…deliver us from evil."

Just more of the same. The wealthy elite back Clinton while the middle class supports Conservative ideals. No middle class voter in their right mind would support these elitist snobs.

Could someone please tell me why its important for me to know who Ted Danson is voting for? And why is it that actors/musicians love liberals?

Obama and Edward belongs to republican Party so they don't say any things to say about Bush. Go Hill!

Barack doesn't have to disparage others, why is Hillary doing so?

To Jaded: Started in 1960. Still looking. Don't give up.

I am a lifelong Democrat and I voted for Bill Clinton, twice. However, if Hillary is the nominee, I will not vote for her. It has nothing to do with her being a woman but it has everything to do with the fact that she panders to every single crowd she talks to, as well as the fact that her machine acts like she should just be handed the nomination because she wants it. People go on and on about Obama's lack of experience, as if Hillary has been in the Senate for twenty years. Just because she was the first lady does not mean that she is qualified to run the country. If she wants to hitch her wagon to Bill's then I say it is appropriate to ask the difficult questions, and any Democrat who thinks that Bill Clinton's behavior over the last seven years will not be fodder for the Republicans, you are deluding yourselves. Are none of you surprised by the relative lack of vitriol on the part of the Right? Are none of you suspicious that she has received campaign contributions from Rupert Murdoch? Just watch what happens if Democrats are stupid enough to vote for her. It is ludicrous to think that we would be supporting someone who has a 52% disapproval rating. Contrary to what the bogus polls indicate, she is not electable.
It seems that most of the problems that she claims she is ready to solve, were the same problems (with the exception of Iraq) that she and her husband resolved to solve in the early nineties, and alas very little was accomplished. Until she answers some tough questions and not the softballs lobbed by the media, I will not take her seriously as a candidate.

Arthur West Royalty PEI

If you have something to say, use your own words not mine. Think it's cute to copy and paste others' comments with your signature. I don't and CNN shouldn't either.

The more I read these comments the more believe Mrs. Clinton is a divisive figure. When she stated she was willing to fight the Republicans during the ABC debated I was wondering if she won the election how could SHE BRING OUR COUNTRY TOGETHER. Then I figured she was just as divisive as the current President. All the logical reasonable people should ask themselves are they ready for eight more years of rightwing conspiracies, the politics of personal destruction, compassionate conservatism, going to the base division on cultural issues, government gridlock and partisanship. We Americans we have bigger fish to fry. After 15 years of divisiveness between two families its time to move on.

Hillary polarizing? These are just the biased opinions from the whinning repubicans and other whinning dem canadidates's supporters.

According to the several latest polls I read, she has increased her leads against other dem candidates and against any republican candidates. That means, there are more americans trust her and want her as a president than any candidates.

Those trashing Hillary are jealous, frustrated, and in denial like Bush.

Go Hillary go ;-))

I can sum up Hillary Clinton's experience quite succinctly.

1980's = Board of Directors for WalMart.

1990's = Horribly botched an attempt at universal healthcare.

2003 = Voted to go to war in Iraq.

Versus Obama's experience.

2003 = Said Iraq was a "dumb war" when it was political suicide to say it.

2006 = co-sponsered and passed first ethics reform bill in 12 years of Republican congress.

1990's = State Senator that signed more bi-partisan bills than anyone else, 230 bills.

1980's First African American editor of Harvard Law Review, who turned down 17 job offers from corporations that would have paid at least 170,000 a year salary, to instead be a community organizer on behalf of the poor for 14,000 a year.

Which one of these two do you think is more qualified to represent the American People?

Obama 08.

JUST GO ONTO youtube.com, THEN TYPE IN the secret life of bill & hillary clinton

A MUST SEE!!!

I still think Carly Simon & family should go to jail for giving early campaign money to these crooks in the form of "advance book sales."

Tom D.You can't be both a christian and a democrat?Now there's a fascist theocrat!(FBI take note "gods warrior" there)

[...] Clinton blasts Bush at celeb-packed fundraiser [image] The Clintons in Martha's Vineyard Saturday. OAKS BLUFF, Mass. (AP) — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton […] [...]

Bush deserves to be blasted, even if he isn't running (as somebody commented),he has had the full support of all republican politicians and this fact needs to be made crystal clear!!

We invaded a country that was not a threat to the U.S. and had absolutely nothing to do with 911. I personally believe that this admin took us to Iraq for one thing and one thing only… to control Iraq's oil. That is why he keeps stalling now… he is waiting for Iraq to sign off on the oil concessions. He had the full backing of every Republican Politician.

He has taken the power of oversight from the Congress by declaring that EVERYTHING this admin does is top secret and thereby weakened the Constitution. Again, with the full backing of every Republican Politician.

He instituted torture, which puts our troops at more risk should they be captured, and by U.S. law is illegal. Full backing of Republican politicians again.

He instituted spying on fellow americans and shredded the Constitution in the process. Again, Full backing of all Republican politicians.

By his own adminission, somebody in the Whitehouse outed a CIA operative, which should be considered treason but he has brushed it off as "over and done with" and "we need to move on". Again, need I say it, with the full support of every republican politician.

Not to mention how he has squandered this country's economic well-being. We owe so much money to so maney countries, including China, it will be admazing if we are ever out of debt. All rubberstamped by the republican politicians.

I could go on and on and on… this administration has not accomplished one positive thing. It is a failed war. A failed presidency. A failed administration. All of this was accomplished with the FULL BACKING OF ALL REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS!

Jeb and Hilary in the general election in '08? Make it so.

Clinton "attacks" Bush? Big deal! Pretty soon when things heat up, both sides are going to be "attacking each other. That's the way politics goes.

To One_American, poor man, you must be a shut in. The GOP think tank PR firm has been hired by another Iraqi goober to over throw the current puppet of the Mullahs and the oil companies. He plays for the Shite militias on the side and prevents any actual progress. Clearly the money being stolen from our treasury by Chany, chronies Inc and the current Iraqi insiders is the real reason the war is not making any political progress. But people that refuse to look at any facts they disagree with are helping kill our troops. Stop thinking in the White House speaking points terms for a while. Impeach both the acting president and his pet, Bush. Doing so is the best way to support our troops. Then wre can better use them to actually fight terrorists. Recall the rotter named Osama?

Seriously, I would take four more years of Bush before one more year of Hillary Clinton…

Who wants to bring back the 90s?

Not me!

Everyone seems to not speak out on the real issue. Our country is divide into two camps: The Moral (Republican) and amoral (democrat) I've noticed that the type of people who support the Clintons tend to be the low life. I imagine that if each of the people who responded in support of the Clintons would examine themselves, they would conclude thAT GOD is not part of their life. If you support abortion, there is something seriously wrong with your religion.

There is one inportant principal, YOU CAN'T BE BOTH A DEMOCRAT AND CHRISTIAN

I say. After Bush one's war with Iraq. The borders were closed and so was the sea' and air. Sadamn was not able to even as much as build another scud missle during the years between Iraq wars. Clinton bombed Iraq twice. Both times it was for violating the no fly zone. Both times it was milatary and air ports. He did not bomb any cities. When Bush two went in He found nothing. Not even a Scud missle. Seems to me that President Clinton succeeded at keeping Sadamn at bay. There were no mass killings going on in Iraq during the 90's as their is now. After Sadamn. Everyone keeps Bashing the Clintons on the Iraq war. Well your all just looking for a reason to Bash. The Clintons keep us out of war and at the same time keep Iraq from building anymore arms. in 2000 Iraq was still only able to use 20% of its oil fields. The rest are still distroyed from the 1st Iraq war. Before Bashing the Clintons Some should do there homework. (Obama supporters) President Clinton could have had war with Iraq at anytime during the 90's, but HE DIDN'T. This war is a True Result of Republican do it my way Politics. Foorget about the Americans This country belongs to the Republicans and your invisable to them unless you support their issue's. Sure glad that when it comes to judgement day I can look up and be proud and say I AM NOT A REPUBLICAN. By the way I am a College Grad for Clinton

Why would anyone post themselves as "One_American, Anytown, USA"?? are they too fearful of someone knowing who they are? or maybe afaraid their democratic friends will stone them. CNN ask simply for your name, city, state. It is amazing that some idiots don't know their name, city, or state.

Madam President! We will welcome you in 2008!

Neocon scum squirming for 8 years. Yes… I can live with that.

Canadians LOVE Hilary Clinton! She will make a difference if any of the feminist dunderheads give her a chance. There have been many great women with presidential or prime ministerial powers that did a much better job then the men they replaced.
Until you get someone into power down there that will actually listen to the American people, the whole world will remain volatile because of this administration. I have never seen a time in my life-time when voicing your politics got you labeled a traitor and had your life destroyed for it. This is not the Land of the Free that I grew up next door to. I have a lot of family in the USA and I visit often for both vacations and business. The way I feel about it? God Bless America because no one else can help.
Truly Canadian, Truly Free

Excuse me, but did anyone check Mr Bush's credencials when he was Gov of Texas??? He won that position by thief also, and there are now people blasting Hillary??? Bush dodged going to war by hiding in the Air National Guard (and played hookey from there too). Now he is commander in chief of our Military and have marched thousands of our sons and daughters off to war. It is a game with him. What he knows about the military would half way fill a sewing themble. It is definitely time for someone to step up and untangle this mess of military, global warming, health care, education (all of which Bush has lent an absent ear).

Amazing comments from the right. The two most divisive people I've ever heard are George Bush and Dick Cheney.
While I like some of Obama's talk and ideas, I really believe that we are going to need someone with experience, fortitude, caring and compassion after the failures of 43. Hillary is just the person we need for that job.

Those that fail to see the need for change critize those that do. What constructive thing has this administration done! Each and every task it under took has been a failure. It's time for change and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton shall be that leader of change, honesty, and trust.

The current administration hasn't really produced anything positive over the last 6.5 years (well with the exception of strengthening their political bonds with the communist Chinese).

In fact most of the administrations statements are nothing more than a slap in the face to all Americans. Take for example his last remarks belittling the Viet Nam era veterans. Those are pretty tough remarks coming from someone that was to cowardly to serve in that conflict.

Next, would be his constant rhetoric over the axis of evil… yet, he turns to his communist financial backers for the money to support this charade. How ridiculous is it to say for instance state (paraphrase) "Iran is next if they don't watch out" but, in order to do so he must go to Iran's ally, Communist China for the money to do so.. How naive can a grown person be?

The GOP's political or hidden agenda will be so very difficult for anyone to recover from. However, I believe that Senator Clinton will be able to handle these solutions much more diplomatically then any other GOP prime donna out there.

Respect and trust is what is lacking in all American society mainly due to the fact that the White House currently has no ethics to set the standards Americans could use to follow.

If for some reason the GOP financially backed by the Communist Chinese does manage to rig/throw another election, this is one blogger that will become the next Canadian citizen. Coining a Cold War phrase – I will be defecting to the last Western Democracy on this planet, Canada.

Good Luck Senator Clinton and good luck to the USA.

There are Hillary Clinton haters and there are Hillary Clinton lovers, and it is amusing to read what they have to say. The most depressing thing is that the haters are obviously still "pre 2000″ and the Lovers are living a dream. What the Republican Administration has don to the American middle and lower class is more than dispictable. Yet there are many in this group hate democrats so anything the republicans do is ok even if it hurts them. I call that real hatred and it should be a law forbidding it.

I just finished watching Clinton's video on Whitewater and i must say this " Democratic Party is doom if you elected HRC as your presidential candidate".

For any democrats that care, please visit you tube and watch the whole documentary (The Secret Life of Bill & Hillary Clinton). The more i learn about HRC the more i am confident she will loose against any Republican nominee if she is nominated.

From Associated Press:

"There are American officials who consider Iraq as if it were one of their villages, for example Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin," Maliki told a news conference.

"This is severe interference in our domestic affairs. Carl Levin and Hillary Clinton are from the Democratic Party and they must demonstrate democracy.

"I ask them to come back to their senses and to talk in a respectful way about Iraq."

Another major political blunder by the bumbling boobs Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin.

Just like in this country, they think they can overthrow a government by flapping their mouths.

Democrats are constantly proving to the world just how ignorant, arrogant and unhelpful they can be - and hopefully the American public is taking note…

Posted By One_American, Anytown, USA : August 26, 2007 12:32 pm

I guess that you are not aware that Levin is the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and that Hillary serves in that committee. Levin and John Warner just came back from Iraq and have come to the realization that Maliki has to go. He is ineffective and has done little to solve the sectarian and insurgent warfare that has almost destroyed Iraq. The surge campaign was designed to give Maliki time to solve some of these issues and he has failed miserably at this task. Asking for his ouster is a reasonable request that Bush sooner or later will have to address.

Typical sloppy editing on CNN's part…"Oaks Bluff"; try Oak Bluffs. In addition, you vacation "on" an island, not "in' it…

Typical Hillary. No original thoughts just pure hate.

J GIlson

The Clintons back in the white house is a disaster just waiting to happen. That can be likened to Al Capone and the purple gang during St. Valentines Day massacres toward the end of prohibition. Violence running rapid openly in the streets, remember the 18th amendment and days of easer times of the Clinton administration. So easly we forget.

More empty bluster from Hillary. She is the weakest Democratic candidate with any chance of winning, and of course her weakness makes her popular with much of the party establishment. There is no way if she became president that she would investigate the Bush regime, and America would never be able to hear the full truth of this tragic era, let alone expect justice. Hillary is a relic of collaborationist DLC politics that will have gotten America nothing but a decade of psychotic right-wing dictatorship. Not only can she not win the general election, but even if she won we'd still lose.

Although many of you may believe that Hilary is a wrongful choice for president, she would do so mucyh more for our country than Bush. Bush has cost us so many lives and pain with the iraqi war. we need to pull out and save more youngt men before they fall with the other tens of thousands who have died. When critisizing democrats or any other person…you are being nothing but hypocritical. Hilary would be a great choice for president.

I am shocked…Hillary ridiculing Bush for laughs and attention. (sarcasm)

Will this bring unity??? Will this bring change??? For intelligence, wisdom, and CLASS — Please America –

OBAMA 08!!!!!!!!

How can ANY person living the HIGH LIFE, always schmoozing w/the WEALTHY, be TRUSTED to always DO THE RIGHT THING in favor of THE REAL PEOPLE?!?!?! [Just a footnote....Hillary had "taken" (STOLEN) some antiques from the Whitehouse, prior to leaving!!!]

Why does Hillary always criticize her opponents both Republican as well as Democrat? It's because she doesn't have a strong enough POSITIVE platform of her own to run on so like a vulture she preys on what she deems to be the fault of others. No one is perfect, but Hilliary is farther from perfection than anyone I know.

If these candidates - Democrats and Republicans alike - are the best and most qualified leaders our country can put forth, then we really are in poor shape. I'll be eighteen for the coming election and I haven't yet found a candidate in whom I have enough confidence to give my vote. Where are the real people, the real leaders, of America? Surely not in Washington.

the woman from Chicago is nothing less than a coattails candidate, relying on her marriage to Bill to bring her any votes what so ever. She will never, ever be elected. I hope she wins the democrats nomination.

I can't believe Americans equal Democracts to representing the "left". I guess the likes of Scott and others in this forum are so swerved to the right, that they equate "neo-liberals" with "socialists".

Please, neither Hilary, nor Obama are the "left".

If Hillary would stop allowing women
to murder the unborn. Kick illegal
aliens back into Mexico. Get Muslims
nations to destroy Islamist terrorists. Have fiscal dicipline, I
would consider voting for her. But she may have to leave her party.

The Clintons are Hollywoods; they are
not real. Americans like them because
Americans are shallow.

Hooray!

A Presidnet with an education that was earned (instead of given to them), with real work experience as an attorney (instead of as owner of a defunct oil drilling company and CEO of a baseball team that was given to him), who has shown surprisingly good results after nearly 8 years as a Senator (instead of 6 feckless years as Governor); and, a person that can speak in complete sentences to our friends and foes alike.

The neo-cons need to get ready. We are about to elect a REAL American President, one that will truly defend the country and the Constitution!

OMG. I seem to remember 8+ years of conservatives bashing Clinton. Y'all just couldn't wait to get someone in office who would bring "values" back. Are you happy now? What a disgrace.

Thank Gawd for the Clintons.

It's Oak Bluffs, for crying out loud, not Oaks Bluff. All the tourists make that mistake, but CNN should be above that.

After reading all of the comments, I have come but to one conclusion: all of the conservatives/Republicans who have posted any negative remark on this board regarding Mrs. "Future President" Clinton are very afraid. Very afraid of Mrs. Clinton and the fact that their conservative ideals won't be able to wreck the wonderful USA anymore effective January 2009.

As for my fellow Dems or anyone that wants to get the USA out of this mess it has been in for the past seven years, let us support Obama and Clinton. Either are better than any of the Republican nominees. Let us show the Republicans a united front…

Hey Hillary, I am sure Bush is way to busy with decisions associated with the Office of the President, like protecting the American people, to respond to your bashing of him (yawn). But you go ahead and criticize him while you set big goals for our country. How you.

Hi my name is Christian, I am a racist and an idiot

Thank God, a woman in the White House. We waited forever, for this day to come. Beware, guys "do as we say" not as we do.

You get two for one with the Clintons. Bill is the most popular Demcoratic president there is. Hillary is well on the way to the nomination. You can't beat a Clinton ticket.

Hillary, would not make a good dog catcher.I know she wouldn't make a president.The way you tell when she is not telling the truth her lips start moving.

Hillary is certainly a "HOT" prospect for our nation. If you don't believe me, just ask her, she will tell you how wonderful she is. There are only two problems, she will not tell you HOW she is going to accomplish any of her goals; and why she moved to be elected to the Senate. Maybe it was because the people of Arkansas see her for what she is: a power hungry, useless waste of a vote.

For those of you lauding Obama, just one question….What has he ever done?

"One nation under god" is laughable because it remains as an ugly stain on our country's history.An era fifty years ago when a bigotted politician used scare tactics to impose a catholic theocratic agenda.Sound familiar?

Bush is such an easy target to bash and he's not even her opponent. Nearly 70% of the United States and about 90% of the rest of the world would agree with her remarks. Isn't bashing Bush a moved point now? I guess Hillary likes the low-hanging fruit.

>>The left have nothing to offer but criticism. They disparage, denigrate and disgrace every time they open their mouths.<<

No, that would be the neocons. Rush and Sean and the rest of the spreaders of dissent and vitriol mastered this technique during the FIRST Clinton era (we're about to start the 2nd Clinton era).

One of the hallmarks of neocons these days is a mindless disgust with all things that aren't part of their narrow view of American politics. I hear it every day from those with whom I disagree on the direction our country should be taking.

What's more, there just isn't much that is successful with the disastrous Bush administration. He's failed on everything he's tried, including the Iraq mess (and now figuring out how to extricate us from this nightmare), Katrina, the environment, hiring a moral and ethical crew with which to govern (the biggest bunch of thugs since the Nixon era), the oil crisis, and on and on. He compounds this lunacy every time he opens his mouth, by proving to the entire world what a bumbling underpowered thinker he is.

Okay all your Hillary lovers- The million dollar question!
What has Hillary accomplished as a Senator? You have 2 minutes.
Forget that.
Take one second because that is how long the answer takes to say- NOTHING! of course except to ride the coattails of Bill. Do you really want this smug, uncaring woman to run the country? She has no soul. Politics is a dirty game and it plays right into her personality. Any of you Dems who actually think she has a chance to win are IDIOTS? She has flipped more times on policy than a McDonalds hamburger.
Her unfavorable ratings are over 60%.
As a Republican I say let her run as she will be the easiest to beat.

Obama had a big fund raiser in Chatham on Cape Cod, MA, a couple weeks ago that raised more than $1 million and was totally ignored by the media. And, by the way, where is CNN's story about Brzezinski now endorsing Barack? Bloomberg News has it.

Hillary is the only real hope for America. Go get them Mrs. CLINTON!!!!!!

Have any of you proven non-intellectuals, nay non-gentleperons, had the pleasure of reading, The Road to Serfdom, by F.A. Hayek, you might purely for conversations' sake.

I'm tired of Hillary constantly resorting to Bush bashing. Someone please inform her that she is NOT running against Bush. So just tell me what YOU will do as President minus the Sound-Bites, and not what the current non-Canditate has done wrong. Heck we can ALL bash Bush it's easy. We all know the problems with the current Admin and since he is not running again bashing his policies accomplishes nothing but getting cheap easy applause.

It is Oak Bluffs, Not Oaks Bluff.
Also the island is comprise of blue collar workers who serve the affluent who "vacation" here.The year-rounders of Martha's Vineyard are the people who make a difference and whose political voice carries!

There is one very positive sign about the electable potential of Hillary Rodham Clinton. The sign is that she scares the poop out of the right wing. Just look at the venom they spew as soon as a picture of her shows up on CNN's front page. Their uncontrolable hatred of her reveals how the right wing feels about women in general. The saddest part is that even the right wing women hate the idea of women playing an equal role in government, the workplace, or even at home. But Hillary will win, and the reason why is because the GOP doesn't have a candidate for president, and their is going to be a landslide of GOP seats lost in Senate and Congress because of all the corrupt republicans going to prison. That is what caused the 2006 defeat….GOP corruption. It isn't over either. So…..keep bad mouthing the next president right wing nuts. It'll be good practice for the next 8 years.

Amazing that even with a disclaimer and exlanation, you still bit. I wish you were a marlin in the gulf stream in November E. Estevez. I am, as you may have noticed had you reflected, rather than predictably reacted–a common malady of members of the party of moral bankruptcy and the insurmountable inability to elect the only genius candidate ever nominated by any party in our experiment Adlai Stevenson–a person of complete immigrant classification, your well-established ancestors in puerto requeno, certainly outdated and out-qualifying me, making you more American in that sense, an observer of the left's bankrupt ideology(ies) and more interestingly, contraditory justifications.

To Isaac ofLouisville KY:

I applaud your comments, even though they prove sadly true. I, myself, am guilty of leaning to the left on most issues. But, due to my own beliefs and my own conviction. I respect and admire others from the other side, but…

As far as Hillary, if people would just forget her name, ane she was Hillary Smith, her experience would speak for itself. Like her or not, Hillary is a brilliant mind. Without her husband, she stands alone as an intelligent, prepared, and experienced candidate. I would hope Hillary-Haters could look at her stance, look at her experience, but hope is not a strategy. Politics as usual.

Madame President - clean house! Vice President Obama stand tall, learn, prepare yourself your presidency in 8 years. Breath the fresh air - cleared of Rove lies, Dick's dickless behavior and the IDIOT puppet George W.Bush.

Laura your post made no sense to me whatsoever…

Please scott, spare me the hypicritical B.S. Republicans have no problem taking jabs at Democrats whenever a chance arises. Both the left and right play the same game. Also, Hilary wouldn't need to blast our Tyrant President if he would would actually be doing his job.

It sems like the Democrats have been campaiging against President Bush since 2004. Somebody should tell them that he is not running for re-election.

I am not American. I cannot vote. But I admire all those who give us reasoned comments.

This blog too is going for the hundreds. Good.

The Clintonites are coming out in droves lately. And card readers like Laura are welcome also.

My partisanship may put me out of diplomatic order, but I am all for the advancement of women, right to the end.

I keep on missing Ms Obama!! Why is she not on the campaign trail like the rest of the spouses. America, as the rest of the world, have an unspoken right to see her, to hear her, and to grade her!!!!

klintons are such a joke. If this country elects another klinton, then you'll get what you asked for…chaos..

Christian Molnar is an ass!

Clinton is okay. Don't want to vote for her, but will if she's the Democrat's candidate.

Obama is where it's at. Fresh, original, and probably one of the least "dirty" candidates we'll see in a while.

Well CNN is at it again…trying to suppress decent. There is nothing wrong with the following statement: African Americans need to wake-up!! Take a good look at Sen. Clinton in this photo and Sen. Obama's photo that is posted in the ticker. There is an obvious difference. Please, let us not be bamboozled and hoodwinked this time around.

With Bill and Hillary, you get the same old thing again, but much worse with the power hungry Hillary, high taxes , loss of your hunting and firearm rights, they dont believe in the second ammendment of the constitution, more taxes for welfare instead of getting people off the couch just throw more money at them and get their vote. Its all about the people and the love they have for them but to hell with the Iraqi people.Climate change, she'll blame the middle class and the rich and tax us to the point of putting us on welfare, oh yes the plan will work.

Bill Clinton is the prototype politician. Hillary Clinton is exploiting that political edge. Barrack Obama is a leader. Thus, the choice hear is clear, Clinton is the system and Obama is the man.

Well CNN is at it again…trying to surpress decent. There is nothing wrong with the following statement: African Americans need to wake-up!! Take a good look at Sen. Clinton in this photo and Sen. Obama's photo that is posted in the ticker. There is an obvious difference. Please, let us not be bamboozled and hoodwinked this time around.

First off, if you haven't been to Iraq don't comment on it, good things are happening despite what the media says.
Second, Bush may not be best for our country, but we know him for face value. Hillary is fake and two faced. NO ONE knows how she will handle a presidency and thats a risk I wouldn't want to take, we already took it with Bush. I'm right wing myself, but Obama is the perfect example of face value and real american values.

One_American, Anytown, USA

Believe you me! US Anywhere USA I can see that the people are most defiantly are watching!

Once again nothing original from "SHE WHO MUST NOT BE ELECTED" What? No Black Face today from Ted Danson? Hill hangs with the wrong crowd, people like herself that haven't got a clue.

It seems to me that we need a change. I am perfectly happy with either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama. In the mean time let's get to work redirecting some of those billions of dollars that have been spent on or earmarked for our efforts in other parts of the world and INVEST the dollars in rebuilding New Orleans, the Midwest, schools, civlity, etc.

if you want to know ur real attittude persnality give me ur birthyear/birhtmonth then i read them to you what you are. RON PAUL IS GOOD ALSO;
HUILIANE IS BAD ACORDING TO YM READING;JUNE BORN 1944;
SNEMING/CUNNING MANILPULATIVE AND WISE/UNFAITHFUL-HES UNDER THE GEMINI-MONKEY YERA BORN. ROMNEY -NOT O AS WELL- 250 MILLION DOLARS FMAILY MONEY- BAD NOT CARING FOR THE POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS JUST MILLIONAIRE LIKE HIM AND BILLIONAIRE.-NO WAY FOR HIM/FRED THOMPSON BAD LUCK GUY-BORN UNDEER THE BAD LUCK BIRTHYEAR-NO GOOD. DONT DO IT DONT VOTE FOR HIM. WE DONT WANT ANOTHER BAD LUCK IN THE WHITE HOUSE OK?
ACCORDING TO YM READING I WONT TELL YOU WHAT FRED THOMPSON HE WAS BORN WHY IS BAD LUCK FOR THE COUNTRY IF HE BECOME PRES.I KNOW ALL THIS THING- IWAS PREDICTING BEFORE BSH TWICE PRES. AND MESAY AMERICA AS WELL.
JOHN EDWARDS; LIAR GEMNI AND JELAOUS SNAKE YEAR BORN NOT VERY GOOD EITHER.PLUS NOT MUCH EPREINCE. OABAM WELL HE HAS TO GO BACK TO THE SENATE AND AHVE SOMEMORE EXPERIENCE-HIS BIRTHYEAR IS NOT THAT GOOD-TOO STUBBORN/ECCENTRIC/SARCASTIC AND EASILY ANHERD AND PHONY.AND ALSO CHAUVENSITIC.NOT VERY GOOD TO WORK WITH HIM EITHER PLUS THE SECRET ABOUT HIM TOO SELFISH AND GREDY.DONT DIAPUTE ME IM APHSYCHIC ALDY WHO CAN TELL THE PLOTICAL FURUE OF WHATS GOING ON. KNOW TIS REAL TRAITS BY READING THEIR BIRTHEYAR AND BIRTH MONTH-NOW THINK WHOS THE EBST OF ALL- HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON.ONTH

NOKEY YEAR BORN.

It seems to be the hope of all the republican Clinton bashers on this board that there are democrats who would never vote for Clinton. I strongly disagree. All those Barack supporters are certainly going to vote for Clinton in the general election if she wins the primary because having another 4 years of a republican presidency is absolutely unthinkable.

Interesting…Regardless of your politican party, never ever count your eggs before they are hatched…

Tell me what has Mrs Clinton done for this country that is so wonderful? She is a caustic and polarizing figure in American Poitics. This isn't to say Mr Bush isn't so of the same. What the heck do I care what celebrities think? They want everyone else to follow laws and conservation, recycling ways that they themselves won't. So Ted, Mary and Carly, please sit down and shut up.

I would love to see all the canidadate to talk about what he or she has done to make this country GREAT. Stop bash everyone else. Talk only about you! What an interesting concept….Don't pointout the opponents mistake and faults, talk about your own accomplishments if they exist. America doesn;t need armchair quarterbacking right now.

Our next President needs to be a leader. If these candidates think that bashing and second guessing is leading, they are mistaken.

Mrs Clinton seems to forget she supported this war. While she might not like the direction like many others, the simple fact is she supported it.

Lets move past the debacle of Iraq and talk about America….Fix Health Care (Mrs Clinton failed her first time)…Fix Social Security….Stop companies from dump employee's futures thru the elimination of pension and benefits… Stop the corruption in politics….Stop porkbarrel…

Democrats took over Congress and promised to clean it up and all they did was continue the same 'ole policies.

American needs change and it won;t be found with Clinton.

one more thing to Gary Cazzola Fraser of Michigan

How can any conservative support Rudy given his "family values." Let's count:
-Marrying your cousin
-Twice divorced and thrice married
-Trying to sneak your girlfriend into the Mayor's residence while still married to your wife
-His own children won't support him.

Oops, sorry. I forgot…you are correct. He does sound actually like the typical hypocritical conservative.

The worst day for the military under Presidend Bush will be far better than the best day under Mrs. Clinton

I dont see where Bush has really done anything for are country.You cant play God and think you can change the life style of a country thats lived that way for centuries.That would be like having someone come over here in the U.S.A.and tell us how to live,It wouldnt go over good.Bush just seemed to stir up a hornets nest and bring more disaster to us. They have Oueens,Prime Ministers etc. that are woman in other countries that have the upper hand.Maybe its time we have a woman President to straighten this world out.Its not like she hasnt been lost for knowledge about politics.She has been the foundation for her husband when he was President.There was no wars going on than, and economy was in better shape.So you men out there dont deny voting for her because she is a woman.She made be what this world needs right now.Dont judge a book by its cover.

hillary born under the progressive birthyear-dont dispute me-this is phsychic lady speaking. obama born in the eyar of sarcastic/complacent/stubbor/easily angered and conservative and etc. hilary was born in the yera of progressive-caring/smart/talented/knowlerdgeable and cheerful and out going/obliging and forgiving/affectionate and familail-i wont tell you what birthyear she was born so good and progressive- this si the secret of a physchic lady like me. now ur ur brain and vote smart ok?hillary clinton for pres.

america wake up election year is coming- no more republican party canndiate ok?now were happy again clinton adm wowie.i love it i like it.

Gary Cazzola Fraser of Michigan:

I can't understand how anyone who claims to be conservative can support Rudy. Other than his Iraq position, he is a card carrying Liberal regarding abortion, gun control, imigration. How could you support him compared to other true conservatives?

its about time- THIS COUNTRY IS SO MESSY UNDER BUSHA DM UNDER HIS CROONIES. ECONOMY IS VERY BAD BAD EVERYTHING/,MESAY WAR NO PEACE. ALL OVERE THE WORLD LAUGH AT US-MY GOOD NESS; I LIKE CLINTON AD, PROSPERITY/PEACE/AND VOCTORY-AMERICAN PEOE HAD A DPOUBLE JOBS AND VERY GOOD CLINTON ADM.

Oh, this endears Hillary to the American people. Of course, there aren't many minds left to change thier view of her.

http://political-buzz.com/

Hey Scott…. Give me some examples of how well the republicans have united the country during the Bush administration? Karl Rove is a smear machine. John Kerry was a decorated war hero who was smeared by a bunch of guys who received war deferments. I love the way people who are critical of democrats seem to ignore the current amdinistrations short comings. History will no doubt judge this administration as a disaster.

Christian Molnar:

You are the one who needs to learn a language, any language. Evan Estevez's comments were very readable and understandable, as opposed to your pompous, racist, and unintelligible screed.

In your next comments to Dave, you imply a "semi-permanent" Republican reality. Unfortunately for you, recent polls show the opposite and actually show the last 8 years of Republican-led failure have had the opposite affect. You can check this out at http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=landscape19&date=20070819&query=Karl+Rove

Cheerfully your,

Brad

Obama's campaign certainly isn't performing any miracles to narrow the gap with Hillary Clinton. Likewise, Hillary's approval under general election conditions has not improved.

Considering the pathetic state of the GOP at the moment, if the Democratic party can't produce a viable candidate, they ought to try a new line of work.

IM GOING TO LAUGH MY HEAD OFF ON ELECTION NIGHT 2008 WHEN RUDY DESTROYS HILLIARY IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND SEE ALL YOU LEFT WING SOCIALISTS CRY TAKE IT FROM A GUY WHO IS A REAL CONSERVATIVE THE ONLY ONE THAT SCARES ME AND COULD GIVE DEMOCRATS THE WHITE HOUSE IS AL GORE

Okay first off let me say to those of you who are making a big deal about hillary coming to "martha's vineyard", obama is coming to later this week. there are all types of people on marthas vineyard, not just rich folks.
and i was at this event, and hillary only mentioned bush twice.
she did an amazing job! i barely noticed bill
HILLARY 2008!!!!!!

I love reading the Ticker to see how many people will sign on to make negative remarks about Mrs. Clinton. I think of it this way; the Republican machine will do anything to make her look bad. Keep your head up Hillary and make us proud.

Dave:

i assume you meant, the "clintons' won their respective elections, predicting, and prospectivelly including Frau Hill's electoral triumph in 2008. Apologies for the use of electoral; i recognize your party's abject failure (and certainy yours as well) in prevailing in the executive elections in 12 of the last 40 years. I can see where your (blind) optimism, nay hyperbolic, predictions are spawned…

Is it uncomfortable acknowledging a semi-permanent republican reality? As much as you morally relativistic, historiographic intellectual failures dream (chiefly about your assumed superior knowledge and wisdom (incalculated from the disproved and dismissed progressive economic theory of your strikingly un-prophetic prophet (who it should be ackowledged repudiated, or modified many of his predictions,).

For a lark, why don't you engage me in an attemp at a critical thinking, in any field.

Cordially,

Christian,

Actually yes my family is of Puerto Rican descent and have been in America since the 1930's. My Grandfather served in Korea, my father served in Vietnam and is a United States Marshal. I myself am a Palm Beach County deputy sheriff. You Christian are an idiot. <===How is that for a complete sentence? Or maybe you want it in Spanish? Christian, eres un idiota.

Isaac's comments in this thread is pretty accurate. America is down to 10-20% who will probably be open to another party candidate.

Regarding Iraq, would you rather fight terrorists in the sand or on the metro?
That may sound simplistic but even if we did not go into Iraq, more attacks would be in the US eventually and New York and DC are the prime candidate cities regardless.

Regarding everyone being so MAD these days, look at the quality of the kids in our schools. Our next generation is more concerned about what they are entitled to vs what they should work for or earn. Bush is not the cause of every problem America is having.

E. Estevez, the more pressing question might be: have you and your extended family and unmarried relations been in the USA for the last 7 1/2 years lawfully? Having allowed you to experience a personal attack, as you directed at the easily-bashed "Scott in Colorado," let's "move on", I could care less about the answer to the former question, so don't even consider venturing a response (and just to clarify, I am perfectly happy speaking spanish, por ejemplo, "quisiera mirar tortilleres" Tal vez, I would rejoice, if and only if, you were able construct a single proper sentence (in english or spanish or any lingua for that matter).

The reason you know who Hillary Rodham is = Bill Clinton.
The reason she's highest in national polls = name recognition.
The reason you know who Barack Obama is = Barack Obama.
The reason we elected George W. Bush = George H. W. Bush.

We need to break out of this ignorant idea that Hillary is the comfortable or safe choice. Bush wasn't safe!

Don't let another political spin machine run our country!
pleaase consider Obama.

Dear Pat; Thank you for your comment. You said exactly what I am thinking everyday. You are a real American Citizen, patriot and loving person. I love people and I care about people before me. People are mean, narrow minded and lost their mind. Look at The Clinton's picture, they are bright, beautiful, positive and hopeful family, I didn't see any other candidate's family picture is better looking than The Clinton's. Madam President, I love you and my friends, customers love you very much. My dream HILLARY CLINTON, 08

Scott from Colorado is laughable at best…Democrats are tearing Americans apart and are negative? Have you lived in this country for the past 7 1/2 years during one of the most divisive administrations of all time?? You sir are a fool.

I heard this anti Clinton garbage back in the 90's, and each time the Clinton's win their elections. Even at his lowest moment as president, Bill Clinton had a 61% approval rating. That is almost double of what G W Bush has right now.Hillary got almost 75% of all the votes in New York last November. Why was Rudy afraid to run against her in New York even after 9/11? You Neo-Cons are right, G W is not running for president. However, most Americans are pissed off at the Republicans right now that it wont make a difference who the Democrats have on the ticket. America is going to continue to save her self, and finish the job of removing the GOP out of power. America started last November with the Congress,and next year America will yank the GOP out of the White House. It will be a long time before you will see another GOP in the White House, after this President

One side blasts the other. That's just politics. It's how it's played. I despise Hillary Clinton, but am truly interested to see what she would do were she to win the presidency. For there will be another terrorist attack, or another Katrina, or a new war that needs to be fought, or possibly all three of those things, and I'll be sitting and watching closely as to how SHE, the spewer of very specific criticism, figures out how to do things better. And I hope she does. But somehow, I doubt it. She'll be beached on the shores of indecision and hesitation because I don't believe she has what it takes to make the difficult but good choices. I imagine that many of the things she has said about Bush and the Bush presidency will haunt her. Let's just say I'll be praying that if she wins that at the very least she has the wisdom to appoint a good cabinet and not a bunch of YES M'AMers.

IF there's one thing Progressives (the left)[thanks for the clarification, though I can safely wager that you will hang yourself later in your "comment" sir, oops, komrade), have done recently it is to UNITE [nice bold, nay, authroritative [naturally] exclamation, the democrats have united! [Um, ok.]. They have united America against the threat of Global Warming [simialr to the predicted global (new) ige age I assume], united America against reckless Foreign Policy [capitalized for emphasis, touching] and the ensuing propaganda [may i beg an example?, of course, typically the propoganda would lead, not follow], united America against [i thought for, i.e., in favor] tax breaks for the wealthy and are continuing to unite America on the issues of gun control and education spending [i appreciate the omnipotent attribution, however, i think it is safe to venture that GW has no measureable effect on the former ad statistically spent more per GDP than his former Eisenhower Republican predecessor. If ANYONE is "tearing apart" it would be the Drudge/O'Reilly/Limbaugh loving hatemongers that exemplify the lunatic fringe of the far-right [sincerely appreciate your diffrentiation here from the vast mjority of conservatives, like myself, who likewise despise these jag-offs]. They obviously have nothing better to do that to come onto blogs and post hateful comments about Hillary and Obama because they are AFRAID that their Troglydyte [SP?] ways are passing away. [beyond correctivity].

Travis Johnson from Spokane WA writes:
“When is someone from the Democratic party going to realize Bush is NOT running in 2008.”

While President Bush isn’t seeking re-election (too bad, he’d be easy to beat this time), all of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination support his position on the reckless and irresponsible war in Iraq. And since when is it out of bounds to criticize an incumbent administration in America?

As to the suggestion that the Democrats have not set forward substantiative plans for the Iraq debacle, I can only refer you to my favorite, the detailed federalist soft-partition plan advanced by Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joe Biden:

http://www.joebiden.com/home

All the other Democratic candidates have well-reasoned plans for resolving the Iraq crisis as well. A little research would make this clear.

The only ones who don’t have a viable plan for Iraq are the current Commander-in-Chief, and the under-qualified Republicans vying to replace him

"Democrats are constantly proving to the world just how ignorant, arrogant and unhelpful they can be - and hopefully the American public is taking note…
Posted By One_American, Anytown, USA : August 26, 2007 12:32 pm"

Where is anytown? Can't be here in the USA, where REPUBLICANS have disgraced the constitution and the American people who voted them out in droves last election and will continue to decimate them in the coming ones.

As to, Adam, Plano, TX, and the other rabid, mindless, Hillary bashers; Blather like yours reinforces the support of those who will vote for her, and makes reasonable people, who are on the fence, see her as sympathetic, so, keep up the good work!

I apologize for the typos in the previous post. There are several. I type too fast for my own good sometimes.

The situation in our country really breaks my heart. The truth is both sides of the fence have shared issues and shared concerns. If voters were better educated, and if voters actually used their brains to objectively think about things, I truly believe we would find ourselves standing on common ground. We have some ENORMOUS problems to deal with, some problems that are dooming all Americans equally.

While we gleefully battle the other side for domination of this country, we simultaneously destroy ourselves.

Democrats are constantly proving to the world just how ignorant, arrogant and unhelpful they can be - and hopefully the American public is taking note…
Posted By One_American, Anytown, USA : August 26, 2007 12:32 pm

don't lump all the democrats in with hillary clinton. she is so polarizing and 2 faced, she doesn't even belong in the same sentence as the likes of barack obama, john edwards, bill richardson, kucinich, biden, etc. she does not represent the democratic base.

I think Bill Clinton was the greatest president ever in my life time. I would love to see Hillary become our next president, not only for her abilities but we'd be getting 2 of the greatest minds to figure out how to get us out of the mess that the Bush administration has got us into. You go girl.

Oh c'mon guys. Unless you're a 15 year old kid who zones out every time something other than MTV or MySpace is put in front of his or her face… or unless you happen to just be a COMPLETELY oblivious adult, you know good and well that attacks and blaming, and claims that you would have done much better if it had been YOUR decision, is just the way it's done, politics as normal.

We see it EVERY election, and from nearly every candidate. The truly eloquent uniters who are capable of building bridges and bringing people together are often more subtle in their attacks, but you'll be hard pressed to find ANY campaign in recent decades that doesn't attack the other candidates' character and positions.

This is not a partisan issue, fellas.

I don't belong to any party, and indeed hate the party system. I am not currently backing any candidate, democrat or republican or independent.

I do want to