The Clinton legacy - oops; He's feeling guilty about Osama.(OPED)

Byline: Tony Blankley, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

It is surprising that Bill Clinton, the most tactically adroit American politician of recent times, permitted his memoir to be published just a week after Ronald Reagan's death and state funeral. Already working from a deep legacy disadvantage, the close public juxtaposing of their two careers predictably has worked to Mr. Clinton's further detriment.

According to a new Associated Press poll, seven in 10 Americans say history will judge Mr. Reagan superior to Mr. Clinton. Eighty-three percent of Americans have a favorable view of Mr. Reagan as a person. Mr. Clinton scores only 41 percent. And by a 2-1 margin, those surveyed said "Reagan was more effective at communicating his ideas to the American people than Clinton."

Of course, a president's …