“Bill Clinton is very much in control with respect to 2012: He wants Barack Obama to lose, and is helping that cause. An Obama reelection loss would leave Clinton as the only twice-elected (i.e. successful) Democratic president since FDR.” Bill Kristol
I can’t stand the unctuous Kristol, but I agree with him here.
Embattled Farmers 
This point of view is irrational.
Not if you know Bill.