Change, he seemed to say, does not have to come from someone who is new on the scene. What’s more important is whether that person has experience making change. (There is perhaps is a hint of lingering anti-Obama sentiment in the argument, as if Bill is telling voters who are not fond of how the Obama Presidency turned out that they shouldn’t pick novelty over experience again.)
All Politicians Lie. Some Lie More Than Others.
Statements since 2007 by presidential candidates (and some current and former officeholders) ranked from most dishonest over all to least dishonest, as fact-checked by PolitiFact. “Pants on Fire” refers to the most egregious falsehoods.
.. Even though we’re in the midst of a presidential campaign full of falsehoods and misstatements, I see cause for optimism. Some politicians have responded to fact-checking journalism by vetting their prepared comments more carefully and giving their campaign ads extra scrutiny... Outside of the primary campaign, we’ve continued checking the public statements of Bill Clinton since 2007; he comes out slightly ahead of President Obama in his truth-telling track record.
Is Bush Right About Clinton and Iraq?
Biden was a firm backer of Maliki, because it was through Maliki that the Americans seemed sure of an easy exit.
.. In the long deadlock that followed the voting, American diplomats backed away, acquiescing to an Iranian-brokered deal to allow Maliki to continue as Prime Minister. The constitutionality of the deal was deeply suspect, but the Americans averted their eyes. The Iranian price for backing Maliki was clear: he would throw out the American troops. “We were so focussed on getting out that we let the Iranians form the government,” Sky said.
How Much Money Does Bill Clinton Need?
Does he really not see a conflict in sitting with one of those wealthy people in a room where all the possible destinations for that person’s money—the foundation, the campaign, a super PAC, a speaker’s bureau—could be on the table at once?
.. “There is no doubt in my mind that we have never done anything knowingly inappropriate in terms of taking money to influence any kind of American government policy,” Bill Clinton told McFadden. But they need to erase any doubts in the minds of the voters that they do know what’s appropriate.
.. when Cynthia McFadden, of NBC News, asked him yesterday whether he would continue giving speeches for money now that his wife has declared her candidacy for President. “I gotta pay our bills.” Those bills must be substantial: Bill Clinton routinely charges hundreds of thousands of dollars for speeches. He has earned more than a hundred million dollars from them since leaving the White House.