My friend Hobart, the conspiracy connoisseur, still sees this White House scandal as a plot by the Democratic National Committee. I personally find it hard to believe the D.N.C. would conspire to bring down its own President, but I know better than to say that to Hobart. It's the sort of observation he usually answers with "Puh-leeze!" or "Give me a break!"
I'd been mistaken in thinking the "vast right-wing conspiracy" mentioned by Hillary Clinton would have long-term appeal for Hobart. "If she had changed that to 'creepy little cabal,' I might have gone for it," he told me. "It's true...
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