Oh the irony
Go to former President Clinton’s defense of his use of pardons on his last day in office. Go down to end of the 7th paragraph. Recognize the name of the last person listed as a ‘distinguished’ Republican attorney? He’s all over the news right now. Ironic, don’t you think?
You know I don’t talk politics on here very often. I’m getting pretty tired of the rhetoric and we need a little bit more consistency here. If you didn’t have a problem with Clinton’s controversial pardons, including 140 on his last day in office, then you should have no problem with Bush doing the same thing here. On the flip side, if you had a problem with what Clinton did, then you should have a problem with Bush’s actions, too.
I’m tired of the politics. I’m tired of people feigning outrage simply because it’s politically expedient. I’d just like a little consistency in our leadership. Is that so wrong?
Don’t get me wrong. I have no illusions of a bygone era where political opponents reached across the aisle on a regular basis. This political mudslinging is at least as old as American politics itself – and I’m sure it’s older than that. People who say there has never been such hate and venom spewed at the present Bush presidency have a rather short view of history. I’d love to give a history lesson here, but it would take too long right now. Let’s just say that this sort of grandstanding, name-calling, and hate-mongering (on both sides) comes from a long-standing tradition.
But I’m sick of it.
I’d imagine many others are sick of it too. That’s why we can’t get people to go vote. It just gets old.
Where are our real leaders?
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