It was, frankly, brilliant. But he also makes it clear that Morris had become slightly crazed and fallen out of favor even before he was caught sucking a prostitute's toes in 1996. Clinton himself comes across as, basically, conscientious. His speech lines are often the keepers, and not just because he's boss. This failure came despite Clinton's fretting about his legacy early and often.
New things happen.
Clinton sometimes seems in danger of becoming an example of the anti-aphorism that those who do not ignore history are condemned to think it will be repeated. It's not here. Not that Waldman approves. It's just not here, either because Waldman didn't see it or he left it out out of loyalty or a desire to work for Democrats again. Take the idea of governing through executive actions.