American Omelette

Listening to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews today you’d think Bill Clinton was still the president. His take is that since Hillary’s concession speech on June 7th —something like 46 days— Bill and Barack have not been seen together. I say who cares? Sure, it’s an interesting piece of information, but face it, the Clintons are only human, and they’re probably still sore about losing. But Matthews’ placing such significance on this is overstated, because Bill Clinton is no longer the Democrat’s lead dog.

He is no longer relevant to who will be elected president in 2008.

However, Hillary Clinton will rise again . Although she will never again have the chance at the presidency she had in this election, she will dive into her New York Senate job and continue to do a good job for New Yorkers (sorry, although I have great respect for Hillary, her reliance on Bill is what ultimately sank her).

Bill Clinton’s Teflon coat tarnished a bit in 2008. He showed a cockiness that didn’t work very well this time around when he was out-boxed by the newcomer Barack Obama, and he miscalculated the mood of the American people; it’s a very different world from the 1990s; Bill may have been a good president for many Americans during his tenure, but his showing as a barker for Hillary proves once again that sometimes it’s good to hang up the jock strap when your time is up.

I wonder if Brett Favre hears that?