Hysterically Biblical…
From Elizabeth Scalia @ The Anchoress:
Yesterday, the DNC had to pretend it had a 2/3 vote to assert that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and for the inclusion of the phrase, “God-given gifts” into their national platform, because three attempts to vote couldn’t bring it. Whether it was the “God” language or the “Jerusalem” language they resisted more is hard to say. But the nays seem to have it it.
And then, of course, the mob boo’ed, jeered and hissed.
Later, Bill Clinton came out and did what Bill Clinton does better than almost anyone.
This morning, appeared on my Facebook wall the cleverest remark about it all:
“So, after they denied God three times, the cock crowed; what next?”
Well, what comes next is an ending and a beginning, as we all know.
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Clinton is a prime example of why I view lawyers as dubious until proven otherwise. But yes, this kind of blithe, smooth, happily shameless prevarication is an art form, of sorts, and Bill is quite the artist. It’s perfectly clear that he’s this way by nature and/or lifelong practice, and that he has absolutely no qualms about it—none. In fact, I think he glories in his “artistry.” He’s thrilled to get away with it, and especially to gain from it, which only serves to confirm (in his mind) that this is the way to reach your goals. It’s certainly worked pretty well for him, and he’s definitely not about to change now, even assuming he could. Alas, the most insidious forms of evil are those that can either feign goodness or charm, amuse and mollify. Clinton's performance is perfectly in character, entirely predictable, even inevitable, but still depressing--and I'm not talking about him so much as about people who fall for this sort of snake oil. As I always say, the trouble with democracy is that it's only as good as the majority of the voters, and look what happened in 2008. God help us.
"Clinton is a prime example of why I view lawyers as dubious until proven otherwise. But yes, this kind of blithe, smooth, happily shameless prevarication is an art form, of sorts, and Bill is quite the artist."
Perfect.
And has Bill had "work" done on his face? Looks like it.
"Clinton is a prime example of why I view lawyers as dubious until proven otherwise. "
Yes indeed...the past year this view was reinforced on me out of a personal experience.