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Add Packwood, John Tower, Clarence Thomas and others to the mix of fair vs.
unfair treatment.
By the way, this subject is relevant, because a crisis in the federal
government is likely to have an effect on the markets, and President Gore (?)
is a wild card.
Girish Patel
Jeff Shumate wrote:
> I apologize to anyone on the list who finds this thread out of place. I
> don't know how it started, but I do think it has some trading relevancy
> given the markets probable response to any significant revelations about
> this presidency.
>
> Arnold Thompson wrote:
> >
> > I have watched the Clinton attacks thru the years and am getting very
> > concerned. It appears that a core group of Republicans were mad that
> > they did not win the election. Since then, any means possible has been
> > used to discredit and paralyze the Presidency.
>
> What can you be concerned about? This President has gotten more free
> passes from the media and the American public than any I am aware of.
> It appears he can do anything he wants with complete immunity.
> Also, I would love to know the basis for your accusations. This sounds
> more like a James Carvill sound bite than a statement of fact.
>
> >
> > The public opinion polls show that the majority of the people see this
> > and do not like the mean spiritedness and total lack of verification in
> > the Republican attacks.
>
> With all due respect to the American public, counting ill-informed noses
> strikes me as a poor way to substantiate your own opinions. As to
> verification, if he did not control the Justice Dept and tragically much
> of the media, the facts that are not disputed by either side would be
> enough to discredit him.
>
> >
> > I believe the near shut down of the government during the budget battle
> > a major morally offensive act. Here was another case of not having the
> > votes and trying an underhanded threat to the President to get thier
> > way. In the end, the public is the one who would have been affected.
> > The Speaker Gingrich almost lost his head in a coup.
> >
>
> It was inept, but hardly original. Democratic congresses have done the
> same in the past under Republican presidents, but I guess that was
> morally justified. The fact that it is perceived differently just
> reflects the average Clinton supporters' lack of historical context and
> lack of understanding of the American political process.
>
> > So what if we got some accusations, rumors and inuendos. This is
> > getting tiring and I wish Clinton would fight back with some fire like
> > firing the Special Prosecutor. The markets obviously do not care
> > either. Does that means that traders are getting wise too?
>
> In all of the cases where he has been accused Clinton could have fought
> back with facts. Instead his denials are filled with legal loopholes,
> files disappear, he goes to court claiming immunity, he repeatedly
> ignores subpoenas, key witnesses take the 5th or refuse to show up
> altogether, the Justice Dept. refuses immunity requests, etc. These are
> not the acts of an innocent man wrongly accused. The markets response
> to this remains to be seen.
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