Reply #20: I've always liked Clinton and feel like he got a bad rap when in office [View All]

However, since he's been out of office, he's been of almost no use to the Democratic Party and, in fact, almost seems to be helping the Republicans to some degree. I remember being upset at him when he he stood behind George W. Bush's decision to invade/occupy Iraq during the 2004 campaign, which helped "neuter" the issue in Bush's favor, he wasn't very helpful during the 2008 primaries (though I'll cut him some slack since his wife was running and he did support the team after the primaries), and now he appears to be getting chummy with Paul Ryan and Ryancare, threatening the party message discipline right when we have the Republicans on the run on the Medicare issue. Somebody (Hillary?) needs to have a private conversation with him and remind him that he's supposed to be a Democrat, he's not President anymore, and, if nothing else, he should keep disagreements over issues like this more private. Just like Obama doesn't need to have Democrats freaking out over announcing the same position on Israel as every other President and giving the Republicans more ammunition to go after him, we don't need Bill Clinton muddying the waters with this Medicare issue. :eyes: