the book was generally hostile towards bill clinton, including the inclusion of coverage about his new numerous supposed (at that time) affairs. as "the new york times" wrote, "clearly the president is the seducer of the title -- mr. brock quotes a former white house aide, david watkins, calling bill clinton "the greatest seducer who ever lived" -- and to the degree hillary clinton has been forced to compromise the high moral and ethical standards she brought both to their political partnership and their marriage, mr. brock blames bill clinton. indeed, his characterization of the president is consistently scathing, at times approaching an "ad hominem" attack."