I'm glad someone said it first...

...so I don't sound too crazy to y'all, but Charles Pierce is absolutely right.

I think it's time for Bill Clinton, and his wife, and all the people who worked for him to shut up for a while. As time has ground on, I begin to realize that his primary accomplishment over his two terms was keeping the real wingnuts at bay -- which is not an inconsiderable one, given the present state of things. But, let us also admit that, on his best day, Clinton was a DLC Democrat and, even as one of those, he never got 55 percent of the popular vote. He signed an overly punitive welfare bill and he was the worst president on the Bill of Rights in my lifetime. He didn't do jack about building the party...

...and then there's his efforts to dismantle the Great Society programs, giving Bushco a clear shot at the New Deal. And the Defense Of (some) Marriage Act, which he signed despite opposition from Democrats like John Kerry. And his advice to Kerry (wisely rejected) that JK campaign openly for the anti-marriage rights initiatives across the country. And...well, you get the point.

Congratulations, Bill. The library's open, and it looks dandy. Now go cloister yourself in the stacks for a few years and leave us to repair the mess left in your wake.