Clinton Rallies the Democratic Troops

So why did Bill Clinton “lose his temper” with Chris Wallace last weekend?

Perfectly simple, writes William Kristol. He was helping Democrats.

He rallied the troops, and he “reminded them of their talking points on Bush's alleged passivity” during the runup to 9/11. Which is the line that the Democrats were pushing on the 9/11 Commission. So now Clinton can take credit for showing up the evil Republican push on terror as a mere campaign ploy.

Then, of course, Clinton helps his wife with her presidential campaign in 2008. She hasn’t been doing too well with the Democratic left wing lately. Clinton’s defense of his terror record and his attack on the evil Fox News rallies the left and makes them forget how angry they are at her.

It was interesting, of course, to read Noel Sheppard’s quotes of Republican officeholders supporting President Clinton when he sent cruise missiles against Bin Laden in August 1998. How quaint it seems to hear bipartisan support for the president. Said former Vice-President Dan Quayle on CNN:

I don't have a problem with the timing. You need to focus on the act itself. It was a correct act. Bill Clinton took--made a decisive decision to hit these terrorist camps. It's probably long overdue.

We won’t be getting that kind of support from Democrats on national security any time soon.

Maybe that’s OK. It is likely that the developing conflict with Islam needs to mature a lot more before we can get our progressive friends on side.