A MEMBER OF THE MSM ELITE HAS A GLIMMER

But only a glimmer. Mark Halperin writes an op-ed in the NY Times and apologizes for confusing running for the Presidency with running the country. I say glimmer because he also buys into one of the wingnut memes about Clinton:

For instance, being all things to all people worked wonderfully well for Bill Clinton the candidate, but when his presidency ran into trouble, this trait was disastrous, particularly in the bumpy early years of his presidency and in the events leading up to his impeachment. The fun-loving campaigner with big appetites and an undisciplined manner squandered a good deal of the majesty and power of the presidency, and undermined his effectiveness as a leader. What much of the country found endearing in a candidate was troubling in a president.

Halperin mistakes being a centrist, or as Greenspan put it, "the best Republican president we've had in a while," with being a chameleon. As far as the attempted coup by the GOP, Clinton's popularity was well over 60% during that despicable business.