In the Arena

Are You Kidding Me?

Let me get this straight: Obama wins Iowa. In a desperate move–unprecedented for an ex-President in American politics–Bill Clinton decides to impede Obama’s momentum by inserting himself into the campaign. He attacks Obama on an almost daily basis, sometimes falsely. He makes a spectacle of himself. And then he blames the press for not covering the substance of the campaign?

“This is what you live for,” he told CNN reporter Jessica Yellin.. “They just spin you up on this and you happily go along,” Clinton said. As aides steered him away, he scolded: “Shame on you.”

I can’t believe that Hillary Clinton wants the world to think that whenever she gets into political trouble, she’s going to have her husband come roaring about, breaking furniture, sucking up oxygen, spewing carbon dioxide. My impression is that she’s strong enough to defend herself–she certainly showed that in the recent Democratic debate. But apparently she’s not strong enough to control Mr. Bill…and if that’s the case, any sane voter would have to think twice before enabling this sort of circus act in the White House.

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