"Clinton's fakery was so deft and deeply ingrained that it was impossible to tell where it ended and the real Bill Clinton began. This constituted a kind of political genius."

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"Clinton's fakery was so deft and deeply ingrained that it was impossible to tell where it ended and the real Bill Clinton began. This constituted a kind of political genius."

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"John Kerry couldn't even order a Philly cheesesteak properly."

Politics

"Message to Obama: Fighting the Clinton machine won't be as easy as picking up favorable press clips."

Fight

"It is Hillary's lot in life not to be able to fake it well."

Life

"Al Gore's performances could be a case study in abnormal-psychology classes."

Politics

"Bill Clinton was a liberal who could appeal to conservative-leaning Bubba voters."

Conservative

"You have to check out 'March of the Penguins'. Penguins are the really ideal example of monogamy."

Nature

"Bush's faith in the rightness of his strategy in the broader war is deep-seated. It is a product of faith."

Faith

"The debate about the war seems pretty robust and free. Many publications, from the New Yorker to the Nation, feel perfectly comfortable printing anti-American articles and that's fine. That's what the First Amendment is all about."

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"Comedians still make fun of Bill's out-of-control appetites, but with Hillary, the mockery is about how she lets nothing be out of control."

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"In person, George W. Bush is extremely forceful. He has a restless energy when he sits in a chair, and nearly leaps out of it when making certain points."

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