I hate to jump back into politics, after the long hiatus,  on such a tired note, but this article sums up what I hate about Bill so nicely.

Ladies and gentlemen," Clinton told 400 Iowans at the start of his three-city swing, "I have had a great couple of days out working for Hillary."

In the next 10 minutes, he used the word "I" a total of 94 times and mentioned "Hillary" just seven times in an address that was as much about his legacy as it was about his wife's candidacy.

He told the crowd where he bought coffee that morning and where he ate breakfast.

He detailed his Thanksgiving Day guest list, and menu.

He defended his record as president, rewriting history along the way.

And he explained why his endorsement of a certain senator from New York should matter to people.

"I know what it takes to be president," he said, "and because of the life I've led since I've left office."

I glad to see that someone besides myself is counting.  Bill talks about himself more in any one speech more than Bush has done in his entire presidency.  You might try to spin that somehow, but it can't be done. It's true and it's damning.

UPDATE:  Someone in the comments section at HeyJennySlater thinks that since I like Brian Regan I should keep my comments to myself.   I am going to back away from this whole discussion slowly and without sudden movements.    I obviously had no idea what I was getting into.     I'll just say that though  Brian Regan gets the nod by some margin as greatest cstandup ommedian in the last 20 years.  Notable mentions  include Chris Rock,  on the strength of his first HBO special, and Dennis Miller on his many such specials.  The rest of the field include   the late Mitch Hedburg, Eddie Izzard, David Shappel.  Where Jeni, Seinfeld, Pollack, Wright are on the list I don't know.