I heard about the Gary Wills review of Bill Clinton’s book from my husband, as we went for a humid twilight stroll.
Frank’s one-sentence synopsis of Gary Wills: “Wills says Bill Clinton is a tragic hero.”
Frank one-sentence improvement of Gary Wills: “In other words, Bill Clinton’s a great big jerk.”
Betsy’s commentary on Frank comment: I think that’s a really deep
interpretation not only of Bill Clinton but also of tragedy. Think
about it–Oedipus–Antigone–Macbeth–Hamlet–royal pains in the ass,
every one of them.