It’s stunning how Bill Clinton can continue to give speeches that skirt the truth on Hillary’s voting record or her own statements. In the very same week that Ted Kennedy endorsed Obama, Bill Clinton felt it necessary to bash Ted Kennedy on No Child Left Behind. Not surprisingly, Bill left out the part about Hillary praising No Child Left Behind, and her support of Ted Kennedy’s bill.
We all know that No Child Left Behind has turned into another Bush disaster, however; Bill Clinton’s dishonest, misleading statement is typical politics for the old guard. Bill should have a least acknowledge Hillary’s support for the bill. On December 18, 2001, Hillary and 87 other Senators voted for No Child Left Behind. This included Senators’ Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, who are both Hillary Clinton supporters. I guess Bill’s statement was a smack to all 87 Senators.
On the Senator’s web site Hillary Clinton states:

Throughout my career, I have fought to raise education standards in our nation’s schools. I believe that every child should be taught by a qualified teacher and that schools should be accountable to the parents of the children they serve. That is why I supported the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001 and continue to believe in the principles behind the landmark law. When the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) was enacted, I viewed it as a historic promise between the federal government and educators — schools would be held to higher standards than ever before and the government would make a record investment in those schools to ensure that they would be able to meet the new expectations confronting them.

I guess Bill should have checked that out before making these statements in Arizona:

“I want you to think about this, and I have to say, this was a train wreck that was not intended. No Child Left Behind was supported by George Bush and Senator Ted Kennedy and everybody in between. Why? Because they didn’t talk to enough teachers before they did that,” Clinton said yesterday at Arizona State University

So, is Bill implying that Hillary was part of the train wreck? Hillary lacked due diligence by not talking to teachers? Is Bill also implying that Hillary signed off and supported a bill that she did not even read?
Once again, Bill Clinton’s disingenuous and misleading stump speech tries to cast Hillary in a better light. I’m sure the “everybody in between” Senators are very pleased with Bill. For Bill and Hillary Clinton it’s all about the delegates and the “game” of politics. The truth and facts? Well, that’s just an inconvenient truth.
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