The Clinton Scandal Manual - WSJ
Say this about Bill and Hillary Clinton:
They are predictable. Some politicians dare to change, even to evolve, but not the former first couple.
In these uncertain political times, Team Clinton’s lack of ethics—and its stock response when caught—is our one constant.
...The standard operating procedure never changes, however. It is as if the Clintons have—filed withi easy reach on a shelf—a book titled
“Clinton Scandals for Dummies.”
...Chapter One: “Pick Your Spots.
...Chapter Two is “Limit Those Paper Trails.”
...Chapter Three: “Remember, the Press Has ADD.” Pixar’s “Up” features Dug, a cute dog with a serious attention problem (“squirrel!!!”). This is how the Clintons view the media. Pettable. Unfocused.
...Chapter Four: “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy”—or VRWC.
...The rest of the book falls under the heading “Stockholm Syndrome,”
...
The most likely scenario is still that the Clintons prevail—the media lets go the stories, the party sticks with the $2.5 billion woman.
But as the Clintons replay the scandal script, and keep adding liabilities to Hillary’s campaign, you have to imagine a growing number of Democrats are wondering: what if?
The Clintons might, at the very least, want to consider updating that manual.
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