Unfinished Business, U.S.A.
Whoops, there they go again. Two for the price of one. Not a bad deal at all, as I see it. But then, I don't get to vote, I'm not an American. There was the good of it, and there was the questionable aspect of that two-for-one deal, but no one can deny that Bill Clinton was an astonishingly popular president despite his unfortunate lack of accomplishment in his tenure.
The man soiled his reputation so dreadfully by his obvious inability to control his libido, it's hard not to feel just a modicum of contempt for opportunities so carelessly relinquished to his ego. Yet the man has presence, he has such presence, has he not? He means well, that's undeniable. He has a good heart, that counts for much. He has a prodigious capability for leaving people smitten with his presence.
Intelligence is not lacking in this man. Unfortunately, the only boldness of vision he truly embraced was that of satisfying his craving for extramarital sex. Sad, quite. Even I, as a neighbour, a Canadian, was impressed by this man's presence. And that of his wife. Her determination to bring a universal health care system to her country impressed me most of all. Her failure depressed me horribly.
I can still remember when we lived in the U.S. for a while, the attitude expressed to me by a woman of my acquaintance, a hard-working single woman with a family and an inadequate salary, who absolutely cringed at the prospect of the United States bringing forward a universal health care system. None of that for her, she declared; too much like socialism, and it would affect her bottom line, her taxes.
Now the redoubtable Carl Bernstein celebrates the potential yet again for two-in-one. Elect Hillary and you get Bill as a freebie. His advice to his wife would be invaluable. It would be with her, after all, that the buck stops. But his experience, his knowledge, his contacts, his brilliance in policy and political tactics would guide her along the way to bringing the United States to another place and another time.
His judgement would keep her on track. Oh, that's a good one.
The man soiled his reputation so dreadfully by his obvious inability to control his libido, it's hard not to feel just a modicum of contempt for opportunities so carelessly relinquished to his ego. Yet the man has presence, he has such presence, has he not? He means well, that's undeniable. He has a good heart, that counts for much. He has a prodigious capability for leaving people smitten with his presence.
Intelligence is not lacking in this man. Unfortunately, the only boldness of vision he truly embraced was that of satisfying his craving for extramarital sex. Sad, quite. Even I, as a neighbour, a Canadian, was impressed by this man's presence. And that of his wife. Her determination to bring a universal health care system to her country impressed me most of all. Her failure depressed me horribly.
I can still remember when we lived in the U.S. for a while, the attitude expressed to me by a woman of my acquaintance, a hard-working single woman with a family and an inadequate salary, who absolutely cringed at the prospect of the United States bringing forward a universal health care system. None of that for her, she declared; too much like socialism, and it would affect her bottom line, her taxes.
Now the redoubtable Carl Bernstein celebrates the potential yet again for two-in-one. Elect Hillary and you get Bill as a freebie. His advice to his wife would be invaluable. It would be with her, after all, that the buck stops. But his experience, his knowledge, his contacts, his brilliance in policy and political tactics would guide her along the way to bringing the United States to another place and another time.
His judgement would keep her on track. Oh, that's a good one.
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