Clinton: Kerry Is Not Too Far Left

[DrFunkenstein]

Clinton, speaking to reporters after meeting Democratic senators on Capitol Hill, praised Kerry's record on national security, social and fiscal issues in the Senate, while insisting he was not taking sides in the Democratic contest.



The former president, considered by many in his party as a centrist, spoke after a reporter asked whether Kerry was "a little too liberal" to win the general election in November should he be the Democratic nominee.

Clinton recalled that Kerry had been helpful when Clinton was in the White House trying to reverse large budget deficits. Among other things, Clinton raised taxes in 1993 to do so and Kerry voted for that increase.

"All I know is when I was trying to reverse 12 years of what we've had for the last four, where we were taxing less and spending more ... and we were running this huge deficit, he (Kerry) was there to help," Clinton said of Kerry.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&e=20&u=/nm/campaign_clinton_dc

[JI7]

1. nice to see clinton come out in support of kerry

i always loved president clinton and always will. he understands these things.

[BeatleBoot]

2. Clinton is the greatest President in my lifetime

Sure wish we had his economy back.

Greatest economic expansion in the history of the U.S.A.

22 million new jobs created.

Bush is ruining our country, folks.

We HAVE to win in November. Losing is NOT an option.

ABB, but I'm supporting JFK.

[Philosophy]

3. Loaded question?

If he answers yes, then Kerry is branded.

If he answers no, then that implies that Kerry is very liberal compared to Clinton, just not "too liberal" for him to tolerate.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. Unfortunately it associates Kerry with being "left"

which is not "center".
Anyway... nice of Clinton to handle the question so adroitly but he is Bill Clinton after all.