Obama, Bill Clinton Remain Distant - Washington, D.C, White House '08

Bill Clinton Remains a Political Rock Star
Taylor Marsh — ... Tonight Bill Clinton will deliver his speech at the convention. The stories today about his relationship with Obama run the gamut, with Clinton biographer David Maraniss getting this headline: Obama, Bill Clinton Remain Distant; Despite Similar Stories, a Complex Relationship. ...

Barack and Bill: Not so much
The Swamp — ... So says David Maraniss, the author and writer for the Washington Post, in a piece today in that newspaper. Maraniss says the relationship between Clinton and Obama is "anything but close" despite the fact that the two may be more alike than different. ...

The Genius in Giving the Clintons Two Nights
The Stump — ... For two weeks we've been hearing about how it was a huge mistake to give the Clintons not one but two nights in Denver. But one of the unforeseen advantages of this arrangement is that it's yielding 24 hours of goodwill between Obama and Bill in the run up to the latter's speech tonight. Goodwill is, of course, a commodity that's been famously ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... Lose - Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit [image] Stevens Wins Primary - TChris, TalkLeft [image] Obama-Biden Pork - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] This Is a Joke, Right? - Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState [image] 'More of the Same' War Room - Joe Sudbay, AMERICABLOG [image] Blame the Duke - Jason Zengerle, The Plank [image] Hard Science - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama, Bill Clinton Remain Distant - Washington Post Obama Speech Stage Resembles Greek ...

Clinton, Obama and the Politics of High School
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... been Clinton’s lifeblood. “We all know that he wants to be loved. Just call him. Call him any time of day or night,” said one associate. “Talk to him about anything. Talk to him about the Olympics or what he thinks about a certain congressional district or even about the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle. Obama could even put the phone in a drawer and just let President Clinton talk away. It wouldn’t take much. It could be so easy.” Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM ...

More Blue On Blue Warfare
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Man, this speaks volumes doesn't it? "Obama does not like Clinton, and Clinton knows it," asserted one longtime Clinton adviser, a refrain that several compatriots repeated almost word for word, though occasionally in stronger terms. Whether the reverse is true, and whether it matters as much, are less clear. Clinton associates say he was embittered earlier this summer but appears to have moved past that. They noticed a change at a dinner in Las Vegas on Aug. 19 celebrating his 62nd birthday, where, as one friend put it, "he was very matter-of-fact about it all." It appears ...

More Blue On Blue Warfare
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Man, this speaks volumes doesn't it? "Obama does not like Clinton, and Clinton knows it," asserted one longtime Clinton adviser, a refrain that several compatriots repeated almost word for word, though occasionally in stronger terms. Whether the reverse is true, and whether it matters as much, are less clear. Clinton associates say he was embittered earlier this summer but appears to have moved past that. They noticed a change at a dinner in Las Vegas on Aug. 19 celebrating his 62nd birthday, where, as one friend put it, "he was very ...