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William Jekyll and Bill Hyde.(Commentary)(Op-Ed)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 19990125
Author:Fields, Suzanne

Robert Louis Stevenson would have understood Bill Clinton. In fact, he wrote the book on him.

We saw Stevenson's Bill Clinton at work in the State of the Union address, the munificent Dr. Jekyll charming his impeachment jurors while struggling to keep the monstrous Mr. Hyde in the shadows, desperately hoping no one would see him. Alas, the monster in the shadows was there all right.

William Jefferson Clinton as Dr. Jekyll showers honors on the first lady, graciously thanking her for her public duties in the Millennium Project. But there was Mr. Hyde lurking in ...

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