Clinton

[Jacob Segal]

>>Monica & others say he's got a
>>very powerful gaze. What evidence of his insubstantiality do you have?
>
>Bill's "very powerful gaze" surely equips him for a major role in a raunchy
>comedy targeted to teen moviegoers, but his mojo doesn't seem to work very
>well where anything other than a good grope -- or sheer self-preservation --
>is the goal.  What was that expression of helpless petulance he offered when
>Bob Rubin told him him some policy initiative was a non-starter because if
>would offend the bond market -- something along the lines of, "How did we
>all become Eisenhower Republicans?"  Plus, Clinton collapsed totally on his
>one significant progressive proposal, national healthcare.  There is no
>emptier suit than the one Bill Clinton is wearing.
>
>Carl
>

If you read All Too Human by Stephanopoulos you can see how protean Clinton
has been; how easily lead, how unwilling to take responsiblity for
anything.  Clinton was not insubstantiable the first two years but after
the collapse of Health Care Reform and the Republican sweep he clearly
undertakes only that which is politically valuable in the moment.  I think
he had a real program in mind the first two years, but since Novermber 94,
only opportunism remains

Jacob Segal