To Compare Whitewater To Watergate Is A

No Reporter Is Flying Around In Borrowed Twin-engine Airplanes.

No Doubt, The White House Thinks The American People Know Obama's Story. But Since The Inauguration, We've Seen Only The President's Present: His Perfect Family, His Ivy League Elegance, His Effortless Mastery Of Complex Issues. We Never See Him Sweat. And We Forget That He Ever Had To Struggle.

After I Left The White House, I Kept A Foothold In The Business Of American Politics; As A Talk-show Host, Analyst, Commentator, Speechmaker, And Occasional Writer. I Was No Longer A Practitioner, But I Was Still A Partisan, A Democrat, A Blue-stater Through And Through.

On The Day I Started College In 1979, No Woman Had Ever Been On The United States Supreme Court Or Served As The Speaker Of The House. None Had Been An Astronaut Or The Solo Anchor Of A Network Evening News Broadcast. Not One Had Been President Of An Ivy League College Or Run A Serious Campaign For President.

I Am Endlessly Fascinated That Playing Football Is Considered A Training Ground For Leadership, But Raising Children Isn't.