Required Reading: The Incorrigible Bill Clinton

From The Hill, "Bill Clinton in Denver Again Undercuts Obama" by Sam Youngman

Let me be clear - since he burst onto the political scene some 17 years ago, I have been no fan of Bill Clinton. It is thus confusing and disorienting to be feeling a tingling up my leg nearly every time the former president approaches a microphone these days:

DENVER - Bill Clinton appeared to undermine Sen. Barack Obama again Tuesday.

The former president, speaking in Denver, posed a hypothetical question in which he seemed to suggest that that the Democratic Party was making a mistake in choosing Obama as its presidential nominee.

He said: "Suppose you're a voter, and you've got candidate X and candidate Y. Candidate X agrees with you on everything, but you don't think that candidate can deliver on anything at all. Candidate Y you agree with on about half the issues, but he can deliver. Which candidate are you going to vote for?"

Then, perhaps mindful of how his off-the-cuff remarks might be taken, Clinton added after a pause: "This has nothing to do with what's going on now."

Of course not! And only a cynic would say otherwise. I happen to be a cynic, but that's a topic for another day. For the cynics among us, especially liberal Democrat cynics who might be a tad irked by the ongoing Clinton antics, former Clinton lackey Paul Begala offered some timely reassurance:

Paul Begala, however, told The Hill that the former president is solidly behind Obama's candidacy.

"He's totally for Barack," Begala said Tuesday. "He's totally for Barack."

Phew! Can you imagine how Clinton would behave if he were only "partially" behind Barack?