Around Washington, those in awe of the President's resilience say that if Bill Clinton were the Titanic, the iceberg would have gone down. On Thursday night, he lived out that metaphor when he was host to Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair at a formal dinner in the East Room. Like a brightly lit ocean liner on a dark sea, the White House floated above the scandal for five hours, as 240 guests clinked glasses and basked in the glow of being rich, of being powerful, of being there.
It was eerie. Just getting the most coveted ticket in Washington--to dine with...
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