Tag: Bill Clinton
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Quote of the Day — Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton responds to troofers claiming 9/11 was an inside job. You go, Bill! Hat tip: Screw Loose Change.
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Bill Clinton: Worldwide Famine and Obesity
Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that disasters such as worldwide famine and an obesity epidemic could destroy the U.S. health care system unless politicians begin to look ahead and cooperate. (WSJ Opinion.) It brings to mind the joke about the statistician with one hand on the hot burner and the other in the icebox:…
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North Korea nuclear test: Choose your theory
Rather than blaming North Korea, there must be some other cause for North Korea’s claimed nuke test. Choose your favorite. It’s Bush’s fault. It’s Clinton’s fault. It’s Carter’s fault. It’s a conspiracy to get Foley off the front pages. It’s a conspiracy to get a South Korean Secretary-General of the United Nations. It’s particularly enjoyable…
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The politicization of judicial nomination confirmations, part 2
In my final comment to my post, The politicization of judicial nomination confirmations, I implied the Republicans started the judicial confirmation battle during Clinton’s presidency. A little analysis shows I was wrong. The chart shows a pattern emerging during Reagan’s second congress and continuing for the second congress of each presidential term following. Where will…
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The politicization of judicial nomination confirmations
Gerry at Daly Thoughts posted an analysis on the percentage of circuit court nominations confirmed by the Senate. A reasonable interpretation on that chart is that, starting with Reagan, the process began to become politicized. The Democrats became even more aggressive at this during George H.W. Bush’s term. The Republicans then upped the ante a…