just a lonely old bill

A curious statement in a recent Newsweek article about how Bill Clinton affects his wife's candidacy:

"To some he's a shrewd politician, a clear thinker, a brilliant explicator who was president during an era of relative peace and indisputable prosperity. To others he's Slick Willie, an undisciplined man who let his private appetites, and his addiction to risk, blur his focus, distracting the country for much of his second term."
A curious dichotomy, that. Where's "All of the above?"