On Meet the Press this morning, David Gregory asked former President Bill Clinton if he thinks there’s a vast right-wing conspiracy against President Obama — much like the one Hillary Clinton famously claimed her husband faced in the 1990s.
“Oh, you bet,” the former President said. “Sure it is.”
While it may not be as strong or widespread as the one he faced, Clinton said the right-wing conspiracy against President Obama is “as virulent” as the one Clinton faced himself. The former President didn’t seem too worried about it though.
“He and his team have a positive agenda for America,” Clinton said of Obama, before turning to his opponents. “Their agenda seems to be wanting him to fail.”
“Whatever happens, it’ll be manageable for the President,” Clinton said.
Obama does face a number of challenges on health care reform, Clinton said, saying the President is at “a terrible disadvantage in the lawmaking phase” because he’s asked Congress to develop a health reform bill. That means, Clinton said, that the President “is vulnerable to whatever anybody wants to say about any of the bills,” even if Obama isn’t 100 percent behind them.
Still, Clinton said, “I think we’re gonna get a health care bill.”
Late Update: Here’s the video.
