Salon has posted the first of several excerpts from Sidney Blumenthal's new book, The Clinton Wars. Blumenthal was as much an "insider" in the administration of Bill Clinton as anyone besides (maybe) Hillary and his book appears to be generally sympathetic to Clinton and hostile to Ken Starr and the whole investigation. If you hate Clinton, that makes him an "apologist." If you don't, it makes him a valuable contributor to history. I am inclined to skew — guardedly and with some reservations — towards the latter viewpoint. I don't believe any book, pro-Clinton or con, can give the whole, unvarnished truth about anything, but Blumenthal was a lot closer to the action than anyone else who's who've written about those events. His book is already (surprise, surprise) under attack…but I'll be interested to read it. And to see if any of those who call it a "pack of lies" find anything that is provably wrong.