“Carter swipes at Clinton“

reads the headline at Politico 44.

But if you bother to read the article, Carter says:

“On being compared to Obama: “That’s a compliment for me. One thing we have in common is that I started working on Mideast peace on my first day in office, even before. He has promised me and others during his campaign that he would do that. He has kept that promise. That’s a dramatic difference between the Clinton and the Bush administrations and Obama’s. Because you can’t wait until the last year you’re in office, when you are on your way out, to start working on something as important and difficult as this is.”

From my perspective there is no “swipe” there, just the truth.

Clinton did wait to attempt any heavy lifting in the peace process until his administration was just about over.

Now, whatever his reasons for the timing of his outreach, that is simply a fact.

Just another case of beltway media looking to create a pie fight out of every situation they can.

http://firedoglake.com/2009/06…..r-shut-up/

Fantastic letter Ms. Sarah!

my bad.

btw, if you are interested, wigwam has a very good diary up that explains one of the big reasons why a public option in competition with private insurance is not the same thing as single payer (with private insurance competition you get adverse selection)

http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5739

A friend of mine said (paraphrased)– who are these guys talking to? Not the people. Govt run healthcare for the elderly, the poor, the military, the Indians…you know anyone turning down their Medicare?

Which got me to thinking, hmmmm, why do the No-Meddling ranters on the right hate the working middle class?

Kristol – now is not the time for meddling with one sixth of the economy (No health care for you!)

I have never heard the obvious follow up to this nonsensical position asked:

“If you were one of the 50 million people who didn’t have health care coverage, would “now is not the time” still apply?”

Oh, and by the way, Kurtz will talk about the journalists in Iran.

But first….. zappppppppppppp.

Viewing note: CNN usually replays its early interview/s in the 11 ET hour if you want to hear Sibelius or the Senators.

i’m very disappointed to know that conrad is still talking about needing 60 votes.

Scum.