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Subject: [piml] Democrats Prepare To Cause Mischief
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:28:31 -0500 (EST)
From: Howard Rothenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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FRIDAY
DECEMBER 22
2000
[David Limbaugh] [David Limbaugh] [WND Exclusive Commentary] A tinge of
revenge?
Democrats tell us that President Bush should foster an atmosphere of
bipartisanship in Washington. They insist that the "photo-finish"
presidential election requires that the new administration make
conciliation with Democrats its highest priority.
But what is the Democratic leadership offering to do to fulfill its part in
this golden rule equation: "Do unto the other Party as you would have it do
unto you"? Not a solitary thing, because to them the requirement of
bipartisanship applies only to Republicans. It won't be enough for
Republicans to move toward the political center. Unless they adopt a
full-fledged Democratic agenda, they will be guilty of rank partisanship.
And the media will not lift a finger to challenge the Democrats, but
instead, will defend them as being wrongfully deprived of power by the
Republican high court.
It is troublesome that Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle has telegraphed his
obstructionist intentions, but there is an even more ominous harbinger for
the next four years: Bill Clinton's coronation of his confidante and
fund-raiser Terry McAuliffe as head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Consider McAuliffe's own words as a reflection of his attitude toward this
exalted bipartisanship. In a conference call between Clinton, McAuliffe and
Joseph Andrew -- the now-vanquished would-be competitor to lead the DNC --
McAuliffe rattled his sabers. "Let George W. Bush have a good week. Let him
have a good inauguration. But we need to give these Republicans the same
honeymoon they gave us: none."
I don't know about you, but I don't recall hearing one word of condemnation
of these pugnacious words from the man poised to lead the Democratic Party
by any Democrats or any of the mainstream media. Does that mean they
condone that tone? If so, my earlier prediction of the Democrats' planned
four-year war is even more of a no-brainer than I thought.
But there are further disturbing aspects to McAuliffe's ascension to
leadership. It shows that Clinton, if not directly calling the shots for
the party after the expiration of his term, will at least be playing a
major role in its decisions. The Clinton-McAuliffe combination is a strong
statement from the Democratic Party -- stronger even than Tom Daschle's
promised recalcitrance.
As Clinton's alter ego McAuliffe will ensure partisan warfare for the
unforeseeable future. I'm not talking here about healthy partisan battles
on substantive policy disagreements. I'm talking the same old dirty
politics that have dominated the past eight years -- the very kind of
politics George Bush is determined to eradicate.
Remember that McAuliffe is the guru who presided over Clinton's 1996
reelection effort, which the Washington Post described as "the most
scandal-plagued harvest season in recent politics." Clinton and McAuliffe
would doubtless have us believe that the campaign finance scandal involved
not the Clinton campaign itself, but the Democratic National Committee. But
the truth is that Clinton was intermingling the funds and activities of the
two entities, and micromanaging each in flagrant violation of the campaign
finance laws. Clinton purposely blurred the distinction between soft money
and hard money so he could get around the legal limitations applicable to
hard money contributions. McAuliffe, unwittingly or otherwise, had to have
been complicit in this arrangement.
In fact, that's one of the things that so troubled both FBI Director Louis
Freeh and Charles La Bella, the head of the Justice Department's Special
Task Force investigating the campaign finance scandal. They both noted that
there was strong evidence that Clinton had personally controlled the
Democratic Party's advertising campaign and used its funds in support of
his re-election effort.
Don't you think it's reasonable for Republicans to be concerned over
Clinton's continued involvement and the Democrats' apparent willingness to
let that happen? Maybe they still view Clinton, warts and all, as their
only salvation -- even his successor Al Gore couldn't hold on to the baton.
Again, I hope I'm wrong, but it occurs to me that Clinton's influence could
be more than a bit mischievous. He's the guy who not long ago reminded us
that Republicans still haven't apologized to the nation, meaning to Bill
Clinton, for impeaching him.
So let me get this straight: Bill Clinton's not sorry for the Lewinsky
scandal; he's not sorry for the campaign finance scandal; his wife's a new
senator; and he's got his finger on the hot button of the Democratic Party
apparatus. Does anyone smell revenge in the air?
� 2000 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
David Limbaugh is an attorney practicing in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and a
political analyst and commentator.
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