Of bears & other beasts

Mention of Bill Clinton naturally brings zipping flies to mind. But at this juncture of history, it is the type of fly that zipped round the muzzle of the cart horse in La Rochefoucauld's fable. That particular fly (no-one has accused the president's fly of being particular) thought that he was pulling the cart - horse and all - which La Rochefoucauld considered presumptuous for an insect. However, for a president it is merely hubris in its humblest form, so Bill Clinton has taken credit for