--Incredibly, Mr. Obama followed her advice so often that it got him backed so far up against the wall that he had to punt on fourth and long repeatedly in order to get reelected. Guess who then kept pulling his nuts out of the fire? You got it, old "Slick Willie" himself -- but not before Barack had to come crawling across the golf course to beg for his help.
--In what can only be described as world-class party disloyalty, after Mr. Obama was reelected with Clinton's critical help, and he was back safely hiding under the Oval Office desk, he immediately tried to then gratuitously continue his snubbing of his savior Bill Clinton -- and by extension Hillary too -- as he immediately reneged on promises he and Bill had made (when he was on his knees praying for someone to deliver him from Jarrett and himself) that he would support Hillary in her bid for the Democratic nomination.
--Bill, on the other hand, even though he is still recognized as the "Big Dog" in the Democratic Party, just wanted to "feel" Obama's love, but BHO withheld it. Despite this Bill, deservedly came off as the bigger person, having saved the Party (if even only for Hillary's sake) by helping get BHO elected in 2012. However, being snubbed after his magnanimity, did not go down well even with an old big-hearted lap dog like Bill.
--Privately in his own mind, he signed a political death warrant on the Obamas in the Democratic Party. And I think in the end Bill was right and will end the feud as an enormous winner. But whether he will live to see BHO turn into a pumpkin is another matter. His health is so bad that even today, his life hangs in the balance.
--And even though Bill never quite gets the love he deserves and seeks, like Muhammad Ali (when he was sidelined by the USG for dodging the draft), all one need do is read the nominating speech that Bill Clinton gave at the 2012 Democratic Convention on behalf of the ungrateful ingrate, BHO, to know who is still the "Alpha Dog" of the Democratic Party and of all American politics.
--When Bill Clinton steps on the stage again, no matter his health, like Ali, he too will be given the love BHO tried to deny him.
--Hillary worked her butt off for Obama and the Party and she and Bill officially got invited to the White House only one time, the same number of times I got invited there when I worked in a lowly position at the State Department for the Clinton administration. Can anyone believe that?
--Yet, she does not bear a grudge or any animosity towards the Obamas. (Bill is another matter: He simply detests BHO). And even though, Klein does not say so, she too must be worried about the state of destruction Obama will leave the party in. He has neglected it as much as he has neglected Oprah and Detroit.
--So in Hillary's defense, I too can attest to the fact that working at a high level post in the State Department is just short of life-threatening. All the travel in airplanes where the air is recirculated with everyone's diseases in it. In fact, when I was there I had to even schedule my bathroom breaks. There is a myth out there that government employees are "slough-offs," and if it is true, it sure as hell does not apply to the State Department.
--The point here is that Hillary's health has suffered mightily as a result of her tenure at the State Department on BHO's behalf, and yet he has already reneged on the promise he made to Bill when his nuts were in the sand in the run up to the 2012 election, that he would throw his support to Hillary.
--What seems most likely to happen is that Mr. Obama will not recover his mojo during the rest of his lameduckhood, and will then just slowly fade away from the scene -- probably to some elevated teaching post or Chancellorship at a major University, and thus will ceased to be a factor in the party after he leaves.
--There was also some talk in the book about Michelle running for the Senate seat in Illinois. But since Jarrett has already volunteered to lead her campaign, I say lots of luck on that project, Michelle?
A really fast and interesting read, four stars.
--In what can only be described as world-class disloyalty, after Mr. Obama was reelected with Clinton's critical help, and he was back safely hiding under the Oval Office desk, he immediately tried to then gratuitously continue his snubbing of his savior Bill Clinton -- and by extension Hillary too -- as he immediately reneged on promises he and Bill had made when he was on his knees praying for someone to deliver him from Jarrett and himself.
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