Mansfield Fox

Law student. Yankees fan. Massive fraggle. Just living the American dream.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

The Bushes on Clinton

Watching the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library right now.

I will note in passing: both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush talked a great deal about how Clinton rose from poverty to national prominence through determination and intelligence. That's fine, I suppose: it's one of the more interesting parts of Clinton's biography, it's a classic American story, and it's an easy way to say something nice about Clinton without having to praise any of his policies. That said, I can't help but feel there's something a little unseemly about two men born to privilege, the sons, respectively, of a senator and a president, to talk about how nice it is that the poor boy made good.

Then U2 (well, just Bono and the Edge) got up and played Rain, appropriate since it's pouring in Little Rock. (They also referred to Clinton as an "Irish son". Just like those bloody Castle types to stick together. grumble-grumble)