Clintonized

Watching Bill Clinton during Sunday night's Fox News interview created a sense of nostalgia inside of me. It is refreshing to remember a time there was an articulate president who could think on his feet and come up with original thoughts all without someone whispering talking points into his ear.

President Clinton blasted Chris Wallace when he asked him about his role in search for bin Laden, during his Administration. Clinton was apt to point out the bin Laden threat was minimal during the 1990s and the early years of the new millennium. Bin Laden survived the Clinton Administration and his master plan grew into fruition during the first months of the Bush II Administration. Like Clinton pointed out, Wallace's "nice conservative job" was meant to downplay Clinton's stance on terror and make it seem it is all his fault bin Laden was able to attack the United States on 9/11; thereby, creating doubt, on a subconscious level, that Democrats are "soft" on security and national defense. I do not believe the blame lies on Clinton, or even Bush for that matter. Bin Laden was an anomaly. He had massive amounts of in-born cash, a religious fanatic's mentality and the ability to rally a crowd of covert supporters for his perverse cause. Let's leave it there and deal with the facts. Yes, Clinton also pointed out that the United States has now invested more heavily in Iraq than in Afghanistan. Clinton stated that he had not been vocal in his criticisms of the Bush Administration's fight on "terrorism." He, however, pointed out the fact the United States has only invested one-seventh the military in Afghanistan that it has in Iraq. Of course, we know bin Laden is not in Iraq, but in Afghanistan/Pakistan! So where is the logic?

Fox News is blatantly biased toward conservative issues. It is no secret, really! It's also no secret that Wallace decided to break out this contentious issue during his interview with Clinton. It speaks toward the sickness Fox News has been infected with since 2001. Fair and balanced? Hardly!