I thought Bill Clinton was a very good President and ex-President, but he sure is proving to be a very messy spouse on the campaign trail. I mean, two days before the not-so-crucial Nevada caucuses the Hillary Clinton campaign’s message is all about Bill.
Specificially, big pieces in the Washington Post and New York Times about his temper and his lingering resentments. Now, yes, he has a lot to be resentful about–the Republican berserkers, with a strong assist from the press, tried to derail democracy during his Administration, perhaps the most disgraceful performances by a political party–and by my colleagues–that I’ve ever witnessed. (For those who were not born yet, I defended Clinton through Whitewater and Lewinsky, although I was occasionally critical–as were more than a few members of the White House staff–of the First Lady’s reluctance to be more forthcoming on Whitewater and of the Big Guy’s prevarication on Lewinsky. Still, I didn’t think these, or the other scandalettes, were very serious.)
But that was then.
Now we have a candidate whose campaign is being overwhelmed by her spouse’s temper and solipsism. I wonder how Bill Clinton would be feeling if the situation were reversed?
Update: I think this Obama riff is not only funny, but effective.