A letter to Bill Clinton
by tamarjacobson
Quote of the day:
Tired of bein’ so screwed up, so screwed up, so screwed up … Annie Lennox
Over eight years ago, Bill, you screwed up. Badly. Really badly. And you delivered us into the hands of George W. Bush. I had such hopes and dreams for your presidency. But, you broke my heart and the soul of the nation. You said sorry. Yes indeed. You apologized. And many of us forgave you. I know I did.
But now, you are doing it again.
I am a baby boomer too, Bill. Just like you. And for the longest time I did not understand what it meant to be an adult. Until quite recently, in fact. If I can do it, so can you. Don’t you think it’s time to become an adult, Bill? I mean, think before you speak or act, man. Get out of the way.
I don’t care about Hillary. She made her bed with you a long time ago, made her choices and stood firm by them. That’s all right by me. I trust and respect her judgment and life choices. She is a life sister, no doubt about it, and I wish her well.
But, I have moved on – towards integrity and hope, and am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Am looking forward to a time when the name Clinton becomes part of past history, when we can sigh and shake our heads in fond memory as we tell old stories.
If you want to carry on carrying on, doing and apologizing, doing and apologizing, enjoy yourself, Bill.
But, I am joining Barack Obama and all those people out there, who are getting busy. Right here, right now, the future is upon us, and I intend to grab it
with all I have. There’s a nation and world to heal – lots to
accomplish.
It’s sad for me, a loss, as I bid you farewell. There is always a feeling of loss when we give up a life stage.
For now though, I’d rather go with a guy who admits that he did inhale.
tamarjacobson 
Amen to that Tamarika. We need hope, and I feel that is the gift Obama brings for America and the world.
Hello Ainelivia,
From across the seas, I see it is your dream too – the woman in the White House! I especially like it when Obama says that we need to talk to our enemies. *This* is what we need – for the nation and the world. I am *clear* about that!
Am glad I’m not faced with this choice. It’s the dream to have a woman in the White House, however, I feel something clear when I hear Obama speak. Clearer and clearer….
Oh Tamar,
How sad I am to hear about that. I was worried that that would happen. Such ignorance – all bred from fear. Yes. I can imagine your worry about this…
The hate/paranoia/racism here in Israel toward baruch obama is obscene, unabashed, and speaks volumes about us, pitiful humans — swallowing lies, rumors, and ignorance to feel better, safer, smarter. I wonder how the relatively more polite USA is REALLY faring w this candidate, my hero, my candidate, and what — come election days ahead they will really do in the privacy of the ballot booth.
Thanks Danny. Your words reinforce for me the struggle I believe many people are having with their Bill Clinton nostalgia – me included. May we live in interesting times …
Nice. I love that Obama has talked somewhat freely about his experimentation with drugs. What a RELIEF to hear someone speak honestly, not insulting our intelligence with lies that we all know are lies. Maybe if we stop looking at the Religious Right as the scary boogeymen they will lose the power they’ve had over us and we can just speak the truth. It’s already happening.
Poor Bill and Hill, she was SO close and they could taste it. But I don’t think it’s going to happen, at least not now, and I’m more relieved than I thought I’d be. As unfair as it is to penalize Hillary for our own “Clinton fatigue,” the truth is we will all be better off if we retire the Bush and Clinton families from the White House. On another level, it’s almost like we’ve been dragged into their dysfunctional marriage. As I read in one recent editorial, Hillary acts as if Bill owes her (which is true, God knows) and as if we owe Bill, so therefore we have to vote for her as part of that payback and healing. I hope Hillary continues to thrive in the Senate and anywhere else she likes, but I agree that the White House needs new tenants after 20 years of the Bush/Clinton dynasties.