The Gimlet Eye

The Soft-Rock President

AS IF Bill Clinton didn’t have enough problems, grumblings about his tenure are already being heard within the rock ’n’ roll community. Members of the community, you’ll recall, supported Clinton with an ardor matched only by the Esperanto-speaking and clothing-optional communities. His was supposed to be the first rock ’n’ roll Presidency, carried in on a euphoric wave of Arsenio and MTV, jokey allusions to Elvis, and a reunited Fleetwood Mac.