Beltway Snark

Insults, ego, and hubris….all on display this week at the DNCC!

One flashpoint is the assigned speech topic for former president Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to speak Wednesday night, when the convention theme is “Securing America’s Future.” The night’s speakers will argue that Obama would be a more effective commander in chief than his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).

The former president is disappointed, associates said, because he is eager to speak about the economy and more broadly about Democratic ideas — emphasizing the contrast between the Bush years and his own record in the 1990s.

This is an especially sore point for Bill Clinton, people close to him say, because among many grievances he has about the campaign Obama waged against his wife is a belief that the candidate poor-mouthed the political and policy successes of his two terms.

Y’know, right now there is a 50% chance Obama will lose in November. If he loses, he’ll have to go back to the Senate. Where Hillary will be waiting with a big ish-eating grin on her face. He might want to look into being a bit more gracious to the Clintons.

PS - Why the hell would you have Bill Clinton speak about foreign policy and CIC issues? It wasn’t exactly his strong point either.