It's abundantly clear that Bill and Hillary Clinton have something to hide. Others have covered it more thoroughly than I could so I won't bother. However, one thing is especially strange: why do they have so many written, confidential communications in the first place?

It would take an archivist about 5 minutes to categorize all written messages that Jen and I have ever sent to each other into one of three stacks: holiday cards, errands, or shopping lists. I suspect that almost all families are like this. Rather than writing long letters to ourselves, we talk about things. That's why I find it so creepy and unusual that the Clintons apparently don't do that. Haven't they ever sat down at supper and discussed events and made plans instead of typing up memos? Are they really that different from every other family, and that clinically detached?

Bill and Hillary can keep their notes private if they want, although it makes them look horribly hypocritical for criticizing President Bush for classifying documents. Still, I think it's more than a little weird that they're so much more comfortable communicating by mail than face to face.