I like Bill Clinton. He’s a bit sleazy, but I like him. Recently his temper has been called into question because of the diatribe he led against Chris Wallace, a Fox News reporter.

It all started during Sunday night’s primetime interview when Wallace asked Clinton what could have been a simple question: “Why didn’t you do more to put bin Laden and al-Qaeda out of business when you were president?”

Clinton gave him the simplest answer he could muster, which set the tone for the rest of the interview. Of course, he veered from his point long enough to ask Wallace to wipe the “smirk” off his face. But he was merely getting his frustration over right-wing propaganda off his chest. It had obviously been on his mind for a very long time.

Clinton was pretty irate, that was clear, but I don’t think he was too harsh, as many of his opponents have suggested. He may have been a bit unprofessional, but maybe that’s one of the benefits of being a former president. I’ve watched the interview many times and I don’t see anything wrong with it, as far as Clinton’s actions are concerned. I think his integrity was being questioned by Wallace, and to not answer in the way that he did would mean that he had not defended his record, or his party.

The source of his anger and exhaustion can be somewhat summed up in this part of his answer: “All the right-wingers who now say I didn’t do enough said I did too much. Same people.”

That was what Clinton was frustrated with, he had been trying to fix so many of America’s problems for so long, and Wallace, along with other Republicans, continually made him out to be the bad guy.

I believe that it is a fundamental truth in this country’s politics that whatever one side wants, the other side is against. When Clinton wanted to find Osama bin Laden, many Republicans said it was a waste of money and military power. Now, the tables have turned, and it’s the Republicans whose reputations are tarnished a little more with every day bin Laden is free. Clinton recognizes this and knows that the reason we’re worse off now is because we currently have no idea where bin Laden is.

The truth is, Clinton just wanted a little more cooperation. He is mad that he couldn’t help his country when he had the opportunity and resources because of the great divide in this country’s politics. Since his presidency, he has watched, along with the rest of us, as our country has fallen apart a little bit more each year. He watched the bridges he built get burned, and his efforts being rendered useless.

I wonder if he appeared on Fox News to have a chance to answer these questions. I doubt it, but I’m pleased that I, along with the rest of the Fox’s viewers, was able to hear his side of the story.

The interview also served to bring up some serious issues as we close in on election season, mainly if we are listening to the right people about our safety and what the right steps are in the war against terrorism.

I’m glad to find that the person who used to run our country was so passionate about saving it. I regret that I cannot say the same about the current administration.