Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: Why is it so very important to Clinton supporters that [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)Is it Nostalgia for the Clinton Years when we were Happy living through the scandals but "Dot Com STUFF" ruled our Lives and we missed the stuff he passed in Deregulation that came back for the haunt years later?
We were so involved in Defending Bill & Hillary against the same Repub TRASH who go after every Dem Candidate with lies and obfuscation that we missed that Bill compromised with "Welfare Reform, Deregulation of Media and Wall Street Banks and other "items on Repub Agenda" that we ignore that and LONG in our HEARTS for the "Good Years of Clinton" even though doing Oral Sex on a Monica in a room off the Oval Office was the Distraction.
I think what he did was disgusting but was too distracted at the time to see that "Compromised Bill" was not vetoing Legislation that sold the Middle Class and Poor of America out. Was he compromised or was it what he wanted all along. We will probably never know.
But, those of us who lived through those times do wonder that was all about.... And, that we were so captivated by Clinton Charisma all we wanted to do was defend him. And...I DID! Wasn't until many years later that I realized what had gone on there.
Whatever......