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Scolding the media finally pushed me into the Clinton Fatigue Camp. A selfish final straw I admit. But as a registered independant ... in a state that doesn't allow independants to vote in either primary ... I've maintained an open mind when it comes to all candidates. I have no dog in this fight yet. (Although for full disclosure ... I do miss Ron Paul mixing it up in this election. I GET how rabid his supporters can be.) But my lack of relatables came to a screeching halt when Bill Clinton stuck that now infamous finger into the lens of a camera yesterday and berated the media for "taking this primary election away from the South Carolina voters." And we all know by now ... that long,pale finger in your face equals shady, word parsing and veiled dishonesty. This tongue lashing was no different.

What was Bill referring to? Media questions about his negative campaigning on behalf of Hillary. Someone likened his actions to Lee Atwater ... and that set the former president into a tizzy. Saying Barack Obama put a "hit job" on him. "Do you think the people of South Carolina care about that?" he asked the reporter. "You're taking this election away from them" he declared. "Shame on you!" Actually Bill ... shame on you! Bill was clearly ignoring the fact that Hillary wasn't even IN South Carolina anymore despite a primary three days away. It seems to me THAT'S what South Carolina voters really did care about. And instead, Bill Clinton was hanging around in the state to lower expectations for his wife and their (yes I refer to her candidacy in the plural) expected loss. Classic Clinton. Only it's from the Bill playbook we're all so familiar with. It's starting to look like Hillary's campaign has a dusty copy it constantly refers to now.

More examples abound. But that ruined Bill's participation in this process for me. Who would have thought George H. W. Bush set the standard for "Supporting Role" in a familial presidential race? The elder Bush didn't disparage John Mccain eight years ago. He didn't tell the press to "read my lips" ... reminding so many of what they disliked so much about his tenure. Instead, Bush Sr. heaped praise on his son and stayed above the fray. To a further extent, he served as dignified glue holding his party together as candidates bickered among themselves for the nomination.

But Bill is making this election personal. It's about him. And all I can think of now is ... thank the heavens for term limits ... because now I remember why I had enough of him. I'm tired Mr. President. Fatigued. Think you can step aside and let the real candidate fight her own battles? We're seeing how John Edwards acts when facing a primary defeat this weekend. Wouldn't It would be nice to see what HILLARY would do as she faces ... say ... a primary defeat in South Carolina. Or maybe we are.

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