Do I Hate Clinton?

In Matthew Miller's Op/Ed piece today "A Better Way to Think About the Clinton Presidency", he says "...many right-wingers have leapt to pummel the former president on his book tour, those of us not blinded by hate, ideology and a lust for power should at least pitch in with a rebuttal." Blinded by hate? Lust for power?

I don't hate Clinton and I have never heard any of my conservative friends say they hate Clinton. I don't respect Clinton, but I don't hate him and I'll bet that's the feeling of many conservatives like myself. Frankly, Clinton seems like a real nice guy. What's there to hate?

But, if I had a dollar for every time I have heard or read (especially on the Internet) "I hate Bush", boy oh boy, look out Bill Gates! Talk about calling the Kettle black. And as far as a lust for power, look no further than John Kerry and his "what's bad for the country, is good for me" campaign positions on the economy and Iraq. This is truly the ugly product of a lust for power.