Cheers For Bill Clinton In Indiana, But Frustration In S.F.

Bill Clinton, "rural hitman," is continuing his swing through areas rarely seen by former presidents with four stops in southern Indiana today.

The Associated Press reports that "about 1,000 people filled a Columbus fire station for Clinton's appearance, while several hundred others gathered outside in a brisk wind."

Clinton pushed his wife's economic plan.

"Hillary believes we should bring back manufacturing in America. We don't have to give up on manufacturing,'' he said. "Middle class American taxpayers should not subsidize the loss of the manufacturing base."

But while Mr. Clinton is receiving "loud cheers" in Indiana, his behavior in San Francisco suggests frustration on the part on the former president, according to a San Francisco Chronicle dispatch.

The paper reports that Clinton had a "meltdown" when asked about Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barack Obama at a meeting with California superdelegates at the state convention last weekend:

"Five times to my face (Richardson) said that he would never do that," a red-faced, finger-pointing Clinton erupted.

The former president then went on a tirade that ran from the media's unfair treatment of Hillary to questions about the fairness of the votes in state caucuses that voted for Obama. It ended with him asking delegates to imagine what the reaction would be if Obama was trailing by just 1 percent and people were telling him to drop out.

"We couldn't help but think he was also talking to himself," the delegate said.