As you may remember, the New York Times and Washington pundits like David Broder spent the last week of May wondering — given their busy schedules and past personal problems — just how many times President Clinton and Senator Clinton do it. The Times article by Patrick Healy was said to be based on interviews with fifty Democrats concerned about the state of their relationship impacting on a potential Presidential run. Chris Matthews brought it up in an interview with DNC Chair Howard Dean, when he told Dean what party leaders are really worried about (i.e. not Iraq, the economy, etc.)
Well, I think we need look no further for one of Healy’s sources (only 49 to go).
In an article that does not mention the Clinton story whatsoever, Arianna Huffington writes about one potential Democratic hopeful’s attempt to portray himself as not so driven for the Presidency that he wouldn’t “rather be at home making love to my wife while the children are asleep”. She goes on to mention that the youngest of the children in question is 25, and that he has two sons in their 30s, but presumably the erstwhile campaigner is putting forth this information in order to show his dedication to his marriage. Huffington writes:
A … spokesman followed up by saying this shows that running for president “is not an egotistical pursuit” for … and that he is “totally in love with his wife.” [name deleted for dramatic effect]
I have my spokesmen tell that to strangers, as well.
So who, you ask, would make such a bizarre comment? What potential presidential candidate would be making a note of his matrimonial fidelity and virility, and might have the ear of people like Matthews and Broder enough to convince them that “Democrats” were concerned about the state of the Clinton marriage?
Did you guess Joe Biden? Smart you.
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