It is a compliment to Bill Clinton to suggest that, somehow, his tantrum was planned. (Although if that was a plan, it was a pretty dreadful plan. Why plan to look like you’re going to come unglued?) One of the reasons for this “great politician” mantra is a pro-Clinton press corps that doesn’t challenge him to back up his claims with evidence. The real scandal in all of this is not with Fox (or at least this one Fox show — don’t forget Greta van Susteren is a regularly scheduled Clinton booster stop). It’s with every other interviewer who approaches Clinton in a deep bow and appears, to quote the esteemed TV patrician Charles Emerson Winchester, “bathed in the glow of utter servility.”

Shoeshine Boy Exhibit A: Russert, Tim.