Clinton: Bono Succeeded Where I Failed

Reuters reports former President Bill Clinton credited U2 frontman Bono at Saturday night’s MusicCares event with helping close partisan gaps and getting Congress to pass a bill to provide debt relief for Africa. “He did something I couldn’t do: He convinced Jesse Helms (former Republican senator from North Carolina) to be for it,” Clinton said, adding: “I love this man because he has a mind and a heart.”


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Posted on February 24, 2003 at 12:54 am in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

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