Why do some Republicans abhor Clinton?

[Frink]

Because he was so sucessful.

Clinton was "sucessful[sic]" at what? Getting blowjobs from fat interns?

You say it as if it's a bad thing. Maybe you should try it sometime.

I'll be sigging that.

[Badger]

Libertas caught me forgetting to use spell check. I feel so humiliated.

[dead0man]

Pretty much what Useful Idiot has been saying.  He was a dishonest douche.  He came across like a used car salesman.  Yet people loved him.  Obama, Bush the Lesser, Bush the Former and Reagan may have all been dishonest douches too, but they didn't come across like a used car salesman.  Kerry, Edwards and to a slightly lesser extent Gore all suffered from the same problem.  They ooze "ick" and (apparently) only some people can pick up on it.

[anvi]

I've talked to Republicans and self-described "conservatives," and while some of them hated Clinton, others thought he was a pretty effective president.  I personally think Republicans on the hill in the '90s loved Bill Clinton; on the one hand, they could get a lot done with him legislatively, but on the other they could always brand him a "socialist" and moral failure, and thus get traction out of their base because of him.  For Republicans, Clinton was a very useful president in every conceivable sense.  I'm making no judgment about that fact, just stating the fact.

[Badger]

I've talked to Republicans and self-described "conservatives," and while some of them hated Clinton, others thought he was a pretty effective president.  I personally think Republicans on the hill in the '90s loved Bill Clinton; on the one hand, they could get a lot done with him legislatively, but on the other they could always brand him a "socialist" and moral failure, and thus get traction out of their base because of him.  For Republicans, Clinton was a very useful president in every conceivable sense.  I'm making no judgment about that fact, just stating the fact.

Sadly, you have a very rosely memory of relations in the 90's, Franzl. Conservatives in and out of Congress loathed both Clintons as much as they do Obama today. And that was with the economy booming. I can't imagine what it would've been like if he's inherited the Great Recession like Obama.

[reagan84]

Compared to Obama, most Republicans view Clinton as a pretty decent president.  He did move to the center on most economic issues but remained socially liberal (vetoed partial birth abortion ban).  He did have a 65% approval rating but his favorable rating was 40%.  In short, did a decent job as president but a scum bag as a person.  Many people also will hold chief executives to a higher moral standard than others.

[courts]

Compared to Obama, most Republicans view Clinton as a pretty decent president.  He did move to the center on most economic issues but remained socially liberal (vetoed partial birth abortion ban).

lol

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Because he was so sucessful.

Clinton was "sucessful[sic]" at what? Getting blowjobs from fat interns?

You say it as if it's a bad thing. Maybe you should try it sometime.

Oh yeah, "because they're hungry", right?

[Хahar 🤔]

I've talked to Republicans and self-described "conservatives," and while some of them hated Clinton, others thought he was a pretty effective president.  I personally think Republicans on the hill in the '90s loved Bill Clinton; on the one hand, they could get a lot done with him legislatively, but on the other they could always brand him a "socialist" and moral failure, and thus get traction out of their base because of him.  For Republicans, Clinton was a very useful president in every conceivable sense.  I'm making no judgment about that fact, just stating the fact.

Sadly, you have a very rosely memory of relations in the 90's, Franzl. Conservatives in and out of Congress loathed both Clintons as much as they do Obama today. And that was with the economy booming. I can't imagine what it would've been like if he's inherited the Great Recession like Obama.

Franzl?