On Eve of Fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, John Grisham Calls Bush Administration “Bad People with Evil Intent” and Iraq War “Immoral Abomination”

Hillary Clinton has remained measured in her words regarding Iraq and the Bush Administration, but those she is holding fundraisers with are showing little such discipline. She is holding a fundraiser with author John Grisham tomorrow in Charlottesville, Virginia, and he took the opportunity to unload on both Iraq and the Bush Administration:

“The war is an immoral abomination that we’ll pay for for decades to come,” Grisham said near the end of a 40-minute telephone interview with The Des Moines Register.

“We’re paying for it now at the rate of 100 kids a month while Bush plays politics with it.”

And later:

Grisham said his differences with the current administration trace back to the beginning of its White House run.

“I’ve always thought that they were bad people with evil intent - and all that, it’s playing out now,” he said. “You can’t hardly look at any aspect of the government in the seven years so far that’s been run properly.”

And lastly:

Part of Grisham’s motivation for getting involved in the political event, he said, is rooted in personal concerns about the current White House.

“I can’t stand those people - and their incompetence is astounding,” he said.

“I always thought you could at least depend on the Republican Party to maintain some semblance of fiscal responsibility.

“But they run up record deficits - taking care of billionaires that they want to take care of. Don’t get me started on politics. I could go for a long time.”

We’ve seen other politicians be held responsible for what some of their supporters say. This will probably be shoved under the rug, though, by the end of the weekend.