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Song of himself: the 42nd president weighs in.(Bill Clinton's autobiography My Life)

National Review

| July 12, 2004 | Lowry, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IMAGINE a Clinton State of the Union address that never ends. That's My Life. Bill Clinton is a laundry-list author, throwing everything at us with little effort to prioritize, shape, or rise above the pedestrian. Perhaps if every paragraph of My Life were run through a focus group, just like the items in one of his State of the Union addresses, they would generate high approval ratings, just like the items in one of his State of the Union addresses. Who, after all, could oppose spending a few relaxing days with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia on the island of Majorca? Or signing a partnership agreement with Ukraine? Or proposing legislation to ban discrimination based on ...

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