tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613311.post115915615395095380..comments2023-10-09T03:51:11.915-07:00Comments on Hot Blava: Bill Clinton Defends His Record on Fighting TerrorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613311.post-1159331965507265512006-09-26T21:39:00.000-07:002006-09-26T21:39:00.000-07:00Alas, it seems that Clinton's factual assertions a...Alas, it seems that Clinton's factual assertions aren't holding up so well either. As you point out, he tried to bully Wallace by insisting that Wallace never asks tough questions of right-wingers. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.slate.com/id/2149917/" REL="nofollow">Mickey Kaus</A> had a link to a <A HREF="http://patterico.com/2006/09/24/5187/chris-wallace-has-indeed-grilled-bush-officials-about-failing-to-get-osama-before-911/" REL="nofollow">piece by Patterico</A> that lists times Wallace has asked the same tough "why didn't you do more" question to officials from the current administration.Bradley Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030210881782328907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613311.post-1159291271848987992006-09-26T10:21:00.000-07:002006-09-26T10:21:00.000-07:00Clinton makes some good points about the unwilling...Clinton makes some good points about the unwillingness of the American public to go along with stronger military actions against terrorists. Indeed, the terrorism policies of the Bush II administration prior to 9/11 look quite similar to those of the Clinton administration. But York also makes some good points against some of Clinton's arguments.<BR/><BR/>James Taranto notes <A HREF="http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110008995" REL="nofollow">here</A> that the real story is Clinton's bullying of his interviewer. Taranto says, "It's another example of how liberal media don't really help liberals. Years of this sort of sycophantic treatment left Clinton unable to answer the sort of tough question that Republican politicians have to face all the time."<BR/><BR/>Please note that people that worked in the Clinton White House would disagree, suggesting that the press was anything but friendly to Clinton.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.com