[Blayton, MO]  It seems like an odd time to release a tell-all book about one's marriage, given that your wife is running for President of the United States... but Bill Clinton's new hardcover about that very subject hit the bookstores yesterday.  And Hillary is not pleased.

Midnight trysts, a marriage of convenience, shady political doings - Clinton addresses these enduring rumors far more frankly than you'd expect for a man who's so fiercely defended his name and legacy in the public eye.  What does he say?  You'll have to read the book... but I can tell you it's nothing short of marvelous.

In his book, entitled "Bill on Hillary: I Do Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman", Clinton lays bare a tumultuous relationship, devastating betrayals, and over the course of this semi-autobiographical work, reveals the inspirational healing power of political ambition.  Not everyone is singing the praises of his prose, though.

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Former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, his wife of 31 years and narrow frontrunner in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, seems blind-sided by the release.  On the heels of last month's discovery that one of her largest monetary contributors is a wanted fugitive convicted of fraud, this is the last thing her floundering campaign needs. 

Political aspirations aside, those close to her say that Hillary is personally stunned not only by the uncharacteristic, and as she sees it, foolish candor of her husband, but by the release itself, which saw 850,000 copies delivered to major booksellers across the country without her knowledge.  One campaign staffer, speaking on condition of anonymity, tells us that she was unaware that Bill was even writing such a book until he presented her with a signed first edition over the weekend. 

"It's not unprecedented, Bill making an ass of himself and everyone around him," the insider said, "but his timing just couldn't be worse.  She'd just as soon he have sex with a raccoon on Larry King as to start talking about their relationship heading into the election."

Into Action! 

Political advisors and spinmeisters were called to an emergency meeting at Hillary's hotel room, where hastily drawn plans were set in motion to kibosh the promotional junket for "Bill on Hillary".  Press agents were dispatched to mainstream media outlets carrying statements of doubt and denial for many of the book's assertions, and portraying the aging Mrs. Clinton as a sexual dynamo, more than capable of satisfying her man's every need.

Meanwhile, Hillary tracked her husband to the local watering hole, and escorted the dejected ex-president back to her tour bus where he will be closely guarded and kept away from cameras and microphones.

There are whispers of an altercation between the two at the bar where Hillary found him... a quip from Bill along the lines of "I feel your pain," followed by a Long Island Iced Tea to the face.  But that's all they are - whispers.  No one would confirm or deny any of it.

Currently, Bill's book is selling at a brisk pace and will likely climb to the top of Amazon's bestseller list by week's end, so there's no telling how difficult it will make his wife's run for the White House.  In fact, after the pundits, talking heads, and talk-show hosts finish devouring the book and come after candidate, Hillary Clinton may wish she'd stayed home and baked cookies.