I think he means they wouldn't do dirty politics.  

I'm voting for Bloomberg.

I doubt Clintons will play nice with McCain.

McCain is way overrated, and I don't believe he's more electable than Romney. He is just too old and has showed empathy about anything except the war. He's going to lose badly in GE.

but I think Hillary likes Obama too and would call this primary a love fest.  See how well she fights those she loves?

I am not worrying about Hillary not fighting for democratic values. She hasn't been afraid to do it so far.

Sometimes I think that some Democrats have never seen Bill Clinton in action. I'm sure he was grinning, with a twinkle in his eye, when he said that.

Sheesh. Have a little fun. It's just politics.

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BTW, there's a story floating around (who knows if it's true), that Senator Clinton drank McCain under the table on a Congressional trip. Like a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

I'm not so sure McCain is going to be the nominee- and looking at him last night, he looked so old- and sometimes he comes across as "doddering"- I'm not so scared of him anymore- once the policy debates come out, I think she will cream him.

This is worth a diary? Sometimes I think that people are fishing for stories because they have nothing better to do.

BTD,

Here we go, according to politico:

Stumping for his wife in South Carolina, Bill Clinton said Hillary and McCain got along just famously.  

"She and John McCain are very close," Clinton said, according to CNN. "They always laugh that if they wound up being the nominees of their party, it would be the most civilized election in American history, and they're afraid they'd put the voters to sleep because they like and respect each other."

Not surprisingly, Romney's camp has already seized on the remarks and blasted them out to reporters.

And just as predictably, a link to the story also now sits atop Drudge.

This is not what John McCain needs going into a Republican-only primary in Florida Tuesday just as he's trying to prove his conservative credentials to those in the party's base who are still hesitant.

Maybe Bill is trying to kill McCain's chance on purpose? LOL.

1. There is no way the premise this diary is based on is correct.  You should know them better by now, BTD.  How can you "triangulate" in a GE, anyway?  

2. A joke is a joke and remains a joke, even if you just read it instead of seeing the smile and smirk it came with.  The sparks would fly, quite obviously.  Nobody would "fall asleep."

3. McCain has made some very nasty comments about Hillary during this season.  It would be responded to in kind during GE season, if it comes to that.

4. McCain may be hurt by this.  Bill Clinton is hated by the Republicans (there goes that theory of upcoming triangulation anyway) and something like this could help McCain's opposition, which is what Clinton may be trying to achieve.

I'm pretty sure you're aware of Bill's sunshine attutude. He'll say something nice about anyone he's known in politics. He said Huckabee was a decent man-- that wasn't an endorsement. He said he gets 'tickled' at how talented Obama is as an elocutionish-- that wasn't an endorsement. I think he's allowed to be jolly ex-president now and then, even as he's defending his wife.

Chances are, however, if McCain thinks he can run ads with a picture of Hillary's head as a crystal ball and Halloween lettering in the general, he'll surely need to do a lot more campaign-staff shakeups. In any case, McCain wouldn't be able to unify the Republican party, even with the threat of a Hillary Clinton presidency.

Obviously you can't tell when something is a joke. Clinton and McCain may be very good friends, but please, they will both be fighting for the Presidency like dogs.

Is there some kind of subtext to this diary that I am missing?

Didnt see Bill Clinton fighting hard to hold Congress in 1994.  

Sometimes I have to wonder about your true desire in a political debate.

There is nothing in the Bill Clinton quote that says Hillary won't fight for democratic values, other than the word 'fight' wasn't included.

Bill Clinton is so good, so, so good. Even when he's "joking," he engages in excellent strategy.

Let's think about this for a minute. If I'm a Republican voter, knowing that HRC is the nominee, what would I expect my Republican nominee to do during the General Election? Would it be to play pattycakes with HRC during the long campaign and say nice conciliatory things about her sometimes? Or would it be to engage in the toughest slugfest against her that Americans have ever seen? Hmm.... This is a really hard one to answer NOT!!!

Bill is playing on the unease that the GOP has towards McCain right before the Florida primaries (which is a closed primary state by the way--no Indies allowed). Bill is subtly saying to these GOP'ers that McCain isn't going to be tough against HRC during the General Election. He's not going to give you what you GOP'ers really want. He's not tough enough to go after HRC like some of your other candidates. You need to choose someone else to pummel HRC and really bloody her up.

Bill's latest comments along with the NY Times editorial is just enough to kill off McCain's chances in Florida's primary next week. Put a fork in him. With Clinton's latest comments, McCain's done.....

Romney is going to receive all the delegates in Florida and with that become the new frontrunner in the Republican race....

Big Tent,

You are always very perceptive and I read your posts carefully. I think what Bill was saying is that the campaign against McCain will be very civil. He is implying that this campaign is dirty because of Obama. The dirtiest part of this campaign was the charge of racism against the Clinton's. This was Obama. As Rep. Lewis said, Obama fabricated it all and brought in the race card. Also, the story about Hsu earlier this year was released by Obama. And the Obama team bragged about it. I think Obama is our Mitt Romney. And a fight between Clinton and McCain will be one about the issues. A high minded campaign - where Clinton comes out on top - because the issues are on her side.

BTD:

Please watch this Romney YouTube ad on John McCain and get back to me on whether Bill Clinton did him any favors today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrWt-XIC Hc

You are forgetting that Bill Clinton won two Presidential elections as a Democrat, something that hadn't been done since Franklin D. Roosevelt, 64 years ago. Are you forgetting that he took down a sitting Republican President? Do you honestly think that Bill and Hillary Clinton haven't discussed (and polled) strategy against the potential Republican nominees and considered who they would prefer to run against, particularly in the key electoral college swing states? Do you think they are going to do any favors for any of the Republican candidates?

Well, I can understand the concern after having all the "we have to be nice to Republicans" and "unity" and "hope" schtick crammed down our throats. However, it looks like he was messing with the GOP primary. Saying something that would help knock McCain out of the primary. I don't think it's likely that McCain will be the nominee simply because he's so strongly disliked by the GOP base.