Well written critique! Why doesn't it surprise me that Dan Rather would extol Clinton's book so much?!
Now we know what Clinton's next excuse will be: "I wasn't myself" "I don't remember that happening, it must have been someone else" and he will be telling the truth, a parallel truth at least.
Sad he thinks character is a journey, because he won't make the destination before his 'good' character is developed even in a partial way. Someone who is deeply religious (as he apparently purports) does not seek becoming a good person as much as doing good and doing right. Even that mantra of becoming a good person is still all about 'me.'
His high school autobiography also seems to show that he has not made it very far on his character journey! "I am a living paradox — deeply religious, yet not as convinced of my exact beliefs as I ought to be; wanting responsibility yet shirking it; loving the truth but often times giving way to falsity."
Scary, isn't it? What's scarier is that he was voted President of the United States not once, but twice. Also scary is that many people say his personal character and behavior had nothing to do with his effectiveness or ability as a President. If that's what people think, why do we ask what is wrong with America?
And we don't think Hillary could win. Whistling past the graveyard always made me feel better, but offered no real protection. Trashing Hillary gives me that same feeling. We need a real defense not just whistling.