Rogue State

John O’Sullivan

HOUDINI. Rasputin. The Artful Dodger. The names that conservatives give to Bill Clinton testify both to his agile survival abilities and to their own frustrations. Poison him, stab him, shoot him, push the corpse over Niagara Falls in a barrel—and up he sails over the roiling waters, wafted effortlessly skyward on rising approval ratings.

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John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is a senior fellow at National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

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John O’Sullivan

HOUDINI. Rasputin. The Artful Dodger. The names that conservatives give to Bill Clinton testify both to his agile survival abilities and to their own frustrations. Poison him, stab him, shoot him, push the corpse over Niagara Falls in a barrel—and up he sails over the roiling waters, wafted effortlessly skyward on rising approval ratings.