“Bring the other guy in,” said Barack Obama. The American president took the podium before a hastily assembled White House press corps, and the ‘other guy’ - former president Bill Clinton - appeared at his side. Obama - fresh from agreeing a tax compromise with congressional Republicans - invited his predecessor to speak “very briefly”.
“Let me just say a couple of things,” Clinton began. He endorsed the tax deal, urged the Senate to ratify the START treaty with Russia, talked tax some more (here, Obama excused himself to go to a Christmas party), held forth on the credit markets, Haiti, the deficit and, half an hour later, fielded a final question on political fights worth having.
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Author: Stephen Minas
