For those who think that Hot Springs' most famous citizen simply lost his temper with Chris Wallace, Vast Right Wing Conspirator Bill Kristol has an alternative.
Kristol suggests that the calculating Clinton blew up on Wallace to (a) help Democrats, who are perceived as weak on terror, in the November elections; (b) help Hillary; (c) intimidate other reporters who might ask the same questions.
Remembering that no politician takes a breath without calculating its political impact, least of all this one, we think Kristol might be on to something.
We just don't think it will work. Clinton's act is getting old. The very sight of him reminds too many people of things they'd like to forget, just as the sight of Bush does for many others.
That's probably bad for all Democrats, but it's especially bad for one who's had a lot of bad news lately.
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There is one piece of evidence that might indicate that WJC's reaction was not entirely calculated. After the interview concluded, Wallace claims that Clinton stormed out of the room and that he heard the former President say to one of his aids, "If you ever put me in a position like that again you're fired." Apparently Ol' Billy Boy still expects his aids to put him in positions like the one that so famously got him impeached. Perhaps one can thusly understand the President's heated reaction—he thought he was getting favors when in actuality he was getting served.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/24/clinton-video/
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