The American Spectator

Washington Prowler

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br> Former President Bill Clinton isn't just going on 60 Minutes to get more face time with the nation. "He's doing it because he sees it as an opportunity to set the record straight on what he accomplished over his eight years in the White House," says a current adviser. /p>

Clinton's most startling appearance took place this week where the subject was unnamed military officers carping about the Pentagon's Iraqi military plan. At least, that's what Bob Dole dealt with. Bill Clinton simply used it as an excuse to brag about what a great plan he'd had in Kosovo.

"He wants to remind the American people that he did a lot of really good things for this country," says the adviser. "And, in the end, by reminding everyone what a great administration he had, he hopes it will carry over to help whoever runs for president in 2004."

p> REVIVING THE DRAFT br> It wouldn't be fair to call it a ground swell that Al Gore still has some people out there hoping and praying that he will step in and save the Democratic Party in 2004. That's the good news. /p>

The bad news is that the groundswell appears to be limited to two women in Berkeley, California, who have started a website to draft Al Gore to run for President. No word on whether Gore has sent them a donation to keep the site (Draft Gore.com) up and running through 2003.

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Bill Clinton, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, Africa