Ken Riley — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:45:25 GMT

Mr. Dallek:

Right on the mark. Bill Clinton is debasing not only his currency, but also that of all future former presidents.

As a Democrat, my greater concern is that he is providing grist for the Republican mill in the general election should Sen. Hillary Clinton win the Democratic nomination. It is one thing to worship the “bitch-goddess success”; few if any seekers of our nation’s highest office don’t. It is quite another to make this worship a public spectacle.

That is the line the Bill Clinton has crossed in the past few weeks, damaging Hillary’s prospects in both the primaries and the general election. I hope he takes your counsel to heart.

—Ken Riley
Mexico City

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