About two weeks ago I was invited to an industry event through work, where Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker. I don’t want to go on a whole political crusade here, but I’ve got to say, it was truly refreshing to hear him talk about our potential both as a country and part of a worldwide community.
Bubba’s presidential scandal notwithstanding, I voted for the guy twice, and would do so again if only he were allowed to run. He’s far from perfect, but his vision for the U.S. as a global paAbout two weeks ago I was invited to an industry event through work, where Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker. I don’t want to go on a whole political crusade here, but I’ve got to say, it was truly refreshing to hear him talk about our potential both as a country and part of a worldwide community.
Bubba’s presidential scandal notwithstanding, I voted for the guy twice, and would do so again if only he were allowed to run. He’s far from perfect, but his vision for the U.S. as a global partner is such a welcome respite from the lobotomized monkey in the White House we have now that I wanted to share with you the idea that, believe it or not, there are leaders out there who are not just simply interested in bombing the crap out of someone and trying to scare the citizens of this country–and this world–into obedience.
And truth is, Clinton said that he is friends with Bush–that he likes him personally–just that they happen to disagree on just about everything. (queue laugh)
Clinton’s big message was that we (the U.S.) need more partners and fewer adversaries, and rather than taking the attitude that this administration is now–we only want to deal with you (meaning other nations) if absolutely necessary–we should be seeking them out to work with them whenever possible.
Bill Clinton again reminded me that there are big ideas with practical means of getting there, and that if we take an inclusive approach to garner support–rather than trying to bully our way through the world–we’re likely to improve our success and lay a foundation for a future that has some hope in it.
