CLINTON AUDACITY-They Not Only Complimented REAGAN-They Protected His Dubious Legacy (Robert Parry)

[kpete]

The Clinton Audacity

By Robert Parry
January 25, 2008


Some rank-and-file Democrats who have weathered three decades of Republican hardball politics aren’t sure what to think when Bill and Hillary Clinton attack Barack Obama over the Iraq War, his attitude toward Ronald Reagan, and his relationship with a sleazy real-estate developer.


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Under the Rug

After defeating George H.W. Bush in November 1992, Clinton was perfectly positioned to help pending investigations into Reagan-Bush crimes – from special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh’s Iran-Contra probe to Rep. Henry Gonzalez’s examination of the Iraq-gate scandal to a House task force’s review of the October Surprise issue, whether Reagan’s 1980 campaign had colluded with Iran behind Jimmy Carter’s back.

Even though the evidence in all these cases pointed toward Republican guilt, Clinton and other key Washington Democrats, such as Rep. Lee Hamilton, swept the scandals under the rug, all the better to gain some bipartisan favor from the Republicans.

As it turned out, Clinton’s collaboration in these cover-ups didn’t work out exactly as he planned. Spared from having to defend Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, the Republicans and their right-wing attack machine went after Bill and Hillary Clinton, who remained on the defensive for nearly their entire eight years in office.

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Most audacious of all, however, the Clintons are making an issue out of Obama’s mild praise of Ronald Reagan, when they have spent years not only complimenting Reagan but protecting his dubious legacy.

more at:
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/012508.html

[BootinUp]

1. It saddens me every time I see someone

that reads this guys bullshit, lol.

[papau]

2. Robert Parry seems to have forgotten the Bush pardon of the whole crowd - there were

a few topics that still could have been investigated - but they were a decade old.

[flpoljunkie]

3. And look what it cost us. Eight year of the WORST PRESIDENT EVER!

[PervezClinton]

4. Thank you. I found this a very interesting read.