Clinton disses the Tea Party

[ProSense]

Clinton: ‘There Is Not A Single Solitary Example’ Of A Country That Has Succeeded With A Tea Party Philosophy

By Eli Clifton

Former President Bill Clinton blasted the “non-fact-based political debate” surrounding the Republican primary race and Tea Party economic policies which advocate for limited government services and low taxation.

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Clinton went on to challenge the emerging GOP consensus that government size and spending require dramatic cuts, observing that the most prosperous parts of the U.S. “look nothing like the anti-government ideal of the Tea Party crowd”:

You know, there’s not a single solitary example on the planet, not one, of a country that is succesful because the economy has triumphed over the government and choked it off and driven the tax rates to zero, driven the regulations to nonexistent and abolished all government programs, except for defense, so people in my income group never have to pay a nickel to see a cow jump over the moon. There is no example of a succesful country that looks like that.

While blasting the Tea Party’s economic policies, Clinton also acknowledged that the media plays an increasingly dangerous role in fanning the flames of partisan rancor.

On edit, Clinton made a good point on the economy here: Choosing a point of comparison

[lovemydog]

1. well-said

Bill Clinton knows what he's talking about.

So does President Obama, in my opinion.

[Mr Deltoid]

2. Bill always was good at stating the obvious

[COLGATE4]

4. Too bad Obama didn't take notes from Clinton.

[ProSense]

5. Um

"Too bad Obama didn't take notes from Clinton."

...notes on what: regulations or calling out Republicans/teabaggers?

Obama calls out GOP hypocrisy for going to ‘ribbon cuttings for the same projects that you voted against.’

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[11 Bravo]

9. Again with those pesky facts!

Sadly, they will make little difference to the bevy of Obama-bashers who currently infest DU.

[phiddle]

3. The Big Dawg is emerging as the designated Attack .

[treestar]

6. Tea Party morons usually cite 19th Century US

But even it was not entirely like that. And the bad conditions it created for many spurred on the government involvement.

[maxrandb]

7. God I miss the "Big Dog".

Didn't agree with everything he did as President (good luck ever finding one you will agree with 100%), but he knew how to grab Repukes by the short-hairs, didn't he?

My dream is for him to come back in some large roll, Supreme Court, Chief of Staff, Treasury Secretary, etc., not only for the good I think he could do, but also just to see the wingnuts heads exploding all over this great land!

[Beacool]

8. Yep, I miss him too.

But he won't take on any of those jobs. He is very involved in his philanthropic work. Why limit his options? I think that Hillary is also chomping at the bit to join the CGI.

:)