Reply #17: Idealogy is good but evil must be overcome [View All]

You have to remember that we had 8 years of Reagan and 4 years of Bush. We didn't have the luxury of getting into ideology we needed a change in our direction. I liked Jackson in the first primary but then, as today, I vowed to back whatever Democrat we put up to defeat the tyranny of the Republicans. My opinion of Clinton has changed throughout his administration and his life after the administration. He was pro-life in the primaries but eventually agreed that women should not have their bodies legislated. I found him too conservative for me but then a lefty like myself would have been defeated. We need a moderate like him to bring the Reagan Dems back home. I was pleased (very pleased) with his job performance in the White House. I was hopping mad about NAFTA but years later I can see his point of "if jobs are going, lets keep them with our neighbors" view, I guess better to be in Canada than India. With the affair aside, I feel he is a man of good character and is truly out for the welfare of the people and upholding the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Bush couldn't wait to rip apart the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

I say he is a great president and Democrat.