Clinton tries to buck tradition

The Clintons already have a number of firsts lashed to theirnames, and casual house hunting on the weekends is yet another.Photos of the president and the first lady shaking hands along animpromptu neighborhood rope line are one of a kind. It is a curiousfact, overlooked by most, that the Clintons' last venture intopersonal real estate did not turn out well. Originally the Clintonshad their own house and lot on the Whitewater River, and look howthat turned out.

Those who think the Clintons are ethically challenged and eager toamass wealth (accusations long ago embedded in the Whitewater landdeal) should pay attention to these ongoing, rather melancholy house-hunting …