Oh yeah. Prepare for the Clinton juggernaut. The Limbaughs and Faux News nudnicks won't be able to control their rage when Clinton's book comes out. What will be more interesting will be whether the Bush campaign takes the bait or leaves well enough alone.
It's not clear why Bush would want to help fuel Clinton-mania. Sure, the Republicans like to pretend that any Democrat would be crazy - just crazy - to associate themselves with that horrible president, Bill Clinton. But I didn't buy that line 4 years ago, and I don't buy it now. The Republicans know that Clinton is our ace in the hole. He's the guy we all still love, warts and all, he had some amazing accomplishments as president (the economy, for one), and he had pretty damn good approval ratings when he left office. The Republicans would like nothing better than to scare us off of using our secret weapons, like they did to Gore 4 years ago (when he mistakenly distanced himself from Clinton).
The only problem now is that the more the Repos attack Clinton, the more Clinton is the story rather than Bush vs. Kerry. Just like Ronald Reagan's death poses a potential disaster for Bush if the public watches TV a little too closely and sees what a REAL president looks, the same danger is in the air if the public remembers what Clinton is like at his best, charm, wit and all. Sure, there's a potential downside for Kerry here as well - the more Clinton is the story, the less the story is about Kerry. But, in the end, I think Clinton will shine, and diminish Bush as a result. And that can only help Kerry.
From Reuters:
New Yorkers waited hours on Monday to reserve a copy of the memoirs of Bill Clinton, although some fans said they were unlikely to read all 957 pages of the former U.S. president's book.
The line of buyers stretched down the sidewalk outside the Hue-Man Bookstore, just blocks from Clinton's Harlem office, where scores of people arrived as early as dawn to reserve a $35 copy of "My Life," to be published on June 22.
