Althouse This article, "Bill Clinton wants more credit" is topping Drudge under the heading "I want more credit."
Preen Dictionary.com: verb Regularly used when referring to Presidents Clinton and Obama. (And sometimes Bill O'Reilly.)
1. (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
2. to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp: The king preened himself in his elaborate ceremonial robes.
3. to pride (oneself) on an achievement, personal quality, etc.: He preened himself on having been graduated with honors.
But let's see what's really going on here. Midway in the piece, there's this quote:"So... he wants stories and anecdotes, not a countervailing simple message?" More...
noseq.com "I’m telling you this to point out that we need a coherent narrative... The No. 1 rule of effective politics, especially if the people you’re running against have a simple narrative — that government is always the problem, there is no such thing as a good tax or a bad tax cut, there’s no such thing as a good program or a bad program cut, no such thing as a good regulation or a bad deregulation — if you’re going to fight that, your counter has to be rooted in the lives of other people...."
Preen Dictionary.com: verb Regularly used when referring to Presidents Clinton and Obama. (And sometimes Bill O'Reilly.)
1. (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
2. to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp: The king preened himself in his elaborate ceremonial robes.
3. to pride (oneself) on an achievement, personal quality, etc.: He preened himself on having been graduated with honors.
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