Sunday, January 27, 2008  Bill in a China Shop  So the smoke has
cleared from the South Carolina blowout all of a nonce, as if
the Clintons (and really, not to get all Rash Limpballs or
anything, this is once again a package deal, so caveat emptor
and all) had not done their damndest to at least give Obama's
presumed core constituencies something to think about. Well,
they thought about it, and Obama carried the state by four
touchdowns.  Naturally, as the campaign blossoms into colorful
algae across our benighted land come February 5, folks
reconsider their strategery. Is the Clenis suddenly a liability?
Was he always, and we were just blinded by his conferred
emeritus status? Ah, but the news of his retirement seems to
have not reached him, which would be fine if the perceived
relegation to First Gentleman would allow him to more fully
reach the potential he duly squandered while in office. (Then
again, I may simply be ventriloquizing the long-standing
assumption that Bill always meant better than his actio