June 4, 2004
LOOK WHO GETS IT.
Bill Clinton Launches Book Tour for 'My Life' (Andrew Stern, Reuters, 6/03/04)
Former President Bill Clinton (news - web sites) launched his book tour on Thursday, describing his soon-to-be published memoir as being tough on himself rather than on his enemies. . . .Posted by David Cohen at June 4, 2004 8:33 AM"If you go back and read what (Bush) said in the campaign, he's just doing what he'd said he'd do. You've got to give him credit for that... No one has the whole truth," Clinton said.
I was amazed to read Andrew Sullivan, who recoiled at Clinton's statement. Andrew is slipping. Bush's straightforwardness in word and deed is certainly not obscure. It is not perfect, but it is a beacon in the miasma that is Washington.
Posted by: jim hamlen at June 4, 2004 11:08 AMi've stopped reading sullivan. he goes back and forth in a love/hate fest about bush more often than jfwaffles.
regarding the clinton statement, they don't just let anyone become a rhodes scholar.
Posted by: poormedicalstudent at June 4, 2004 11:39 AMYeah, the Sullivan thing is just wierd, as is his professed astonishment that a self-described social liberal would describe abortion and gay marriage as "far-left" positions to National Review. But it should be no surprise that the plight of the conservative homosexual is a tough one.
Posted by: David Cohen at June 4, 2004 11:43 AMI've stopped reading Sullivan also. He turned on Bush over the gay marriage issue but actually agrees with him on other conservative issues, hence the waffling.
Posted by: AWW at June 4, 2004 11:49 AMWho cares about Sullivan? The story here is Bill appears unlikely to do much heavy lifting for the Kerry campaign. Looks like camp Clinton does want to set up a 2008 run for Hillary...
Posted by: M. Murcek at June 4, 2004 11:57 AMBill owes her that much, as I'm sure she reminds him continuously.
Posted by: Jeff at June 4, 2004 12:51 PMNot only have I stopped reading Sullivan, I never started. His appeal as a militant HIV-positive conservative seems limited to those who find such a stance endearing, such as RINOs and libertines.
I just find it a convenient cover for calling attention to oneself -- "look at me, I'm both gay AND conservative". Big Fargin' Deal, and not all that conservative, as it turns out.
For analysis, stick to Mark Steyn, who on his worst day is 3x better than Sullivan on his best.
Posted by: Jeff Brokaw at June 4, 2004 1:54 PM"No one has the whole truth," Clinton said.
Well, that is correct. And if "slick willy" has his way, no one ever will.
Posted by: h-man at June 5, 2004 9:10 AM