It's hard to believe Elvis is actually going to walk off the stage. But he will, this weekend. And, in terms of accomplishment, he's going to be a hard act to follow. It's almost fitting that one of Clinton's last acts was to make a deal with Independent Counsel Robert Ray. Well, that certainly was a memorable, and shameful, moment.
History is kinder to former presidents than contemporary political reporters.
President Eisenhower, for example, is no longer seen as a jovial bumbler, but as a pioneer in civil rights. President Reagan, no longer the world-record napper, but the man who ended the Cold War. And history will be equally kind to Bill Clinton. And then some. Clinton will be credited, most of all, for delivering a strong economy on the heels of the Bush recession.