Rocky Clinton — Often Down, Never Out

HE’S FINISHED

“One thing seems painfully clear: Clinton’s candidacy looks kaput.” — WASHINGTON POST, Jan. 28, 1992, after Gennifer Flowers’ allegations

…NO, HE’S NOT

“New Hampshire tonight has made Bill Clinton the comeback kid.” — Clinton, Feb. 18, 1992, after placing second in the New Hampshire primary

HE’S FINISHED

” politically devastating failure to find an acceptable candidate for Attorney General.” — R.W. Apple, Jr. in the NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1993

…NO, HE’S NOT

“Not since Franklin Roosevelt has a President so boldly provoked and challenged the nation’s financial and economic elites.” — political analyst Kevin Phillips, on Clinton’s Feb. 18 economic address

HE’S FINISHED

“I’m not sure he’s going to recover from the problems of his presidency.” — Al Hunt, Washington bureau chief of the WALL STREET JOURNAL on Meet the Press, May 23, 1993

…NO, HE’S NOT

“It is far too early to write Bill Clinton off . . . he is famously resilient.” — Columnist Anthony Lewis, NEW YORK TIMES, last Friday after the House passed Clinton’s tax bill 219 to 213