Perhaps that's the loveliest thing for Clinton about being released from public office: As a politician, he was a pragmatist, but as a civilian, he's an idealist again. Watching him in Africa, it's impossible to feel an ounce of cynicism about his motives. He's genuinely delighted that Kenya has abolished its school fees. He really does think that the AIDS crisis is a problem that can be solved. He could be playing golf right now. But he's not - he's in sweltering AIDS clinics in Zanzibar at four in the afternoon.Bush:
On Saturday, the current President Bush was pressed about how he could be taking five weeks to ride bikes and nap and fish and clear brush even though his occupation of Iraq had become a fiasco. "I think it's also important for me to go on with my life," W. said, "to keep a balanced life."
Pressed about how he could ride his bike while refusing to see a grieving mom of a dead soldier who's camped outside his ranch, he added: "So I'm mindful of what goes on around me. On the other hand, I'm also mindful that I've got a life to live and will do so."
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