Before he even raised his right hand to take the oath, Bill Clinton was accused of a premature honeymoon by several of us in the accusing trade.
Clinton clearly fudged several key campaign promises. Haitian immigration, middle-class tax relief and deficit reduction are a few that come to mind. All of that begins to sound, even to the most tolerant, a bit far afield from change as ringingly defined in the campaign.On top of that, many key appointees of the Clinton administration don't give off the unmistakable, scintillating odor of even modest drift. Most look as if they'd blend just fine into the class picture of any sane Republican administration. In a long, distinguished career, Lloyd Bentsen has probably been accused of many things, but never of being an agent of the C word.
This is beginning to sound like the standard fast honeymoon accusation. It certainly wasn't meant to.
The American people voted for change, but they also know everything can't get fixed right this second.
Clinton ought to reset the computer by telling America precisely the few things he intends to fix - health care and education are my favorites - and get about fixing them.
If he doesn't get that done in three or four days, let's jump all over his case.