The Clinton Marriage

I’m not a fan of peering into other people’s relationships. I’m of the view that only the people in the relationship really understand it, and often they don’t. Still, no marriage has generated as much political and cultural buzz over the years as the Clintons’ – and they have all but insisted we analyze it. My question re: 2008 – do we really want to go back there? There are all sorts of reasons to oppose Hillary for the Democratic nomination: her transparent opportunism, her polarizing effect on the country, the money she will raise for the Christianist right, her likely loss, etc. But the prospect of revisiting the gruesome details of Bill’s private life for another election cycle, let alone a term in office, is just too hideous to contemplate. When you recall what he got up to as president, can you imagine the attention-seeking shenanigans he’d pursue if he were First Husband? They love their psycho-drama. And they’re entitled to it. Just leave us out of it this time, ok?