9/11 - It was all Clinton's Fault

I had a discussion with Gene Robke this morning (he is a frequent contributor to the Belleville News Democrat). He pointed out that although the right wing Clinton bashers are all on the bandwagon now trying to blame Clinton for 9/11. History tells a different story. When Clinton was trying to pass anti-terror legislation, the GOP was trying to stonewall it.

Republicans Sabotaged Clinton's Anti-Terror Efforts

In August 1998, when [Clinton] ordered missile strikes in an effort to kill Osama bin Laden, there was widespread speculation - from such people as Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) - that he was acting precipitously to draw attention away from the Monica S. Lewinsky scandal, then at full boil. Some said he was mistaken for personalizing the terrorism struggle so much around bin Laden. And when he ordered the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House after domestic terrorism in Oklahoma City, some Republicans accused him of hysteria.