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OkieDame wrote:
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> Only one comment on the Clinton quagmire. This is NOT about sex, but
> about Clinton breaking his trust with the American people. He, in essence,
> gave his word that the womanizing would be put on hold while he held the
> highest office in the land and that the "Flowers" story was a false
> allegation....60 Minutes, if people would just believe him. Further, as an
> adult male, he is expected to refrain from taking advantage of any young gal
> under his mentorship, no matter how convenient or tempting. He is supposedly
> the role model for millions, who look to him and his family as the "standard"
> model of comportment, values, and character.
> "Everybody does it", or "others have done much worse", is just a tiresome
> spin. Many of us expect our president to uphold and reflect the personal
> values of our citizens, to temper his appetite, to utilize some adult
> discipline and discretion.
> The morning after winning re-election for Arkansas governor, Bill and
> Hillary looked at one another and laughed.
> The morning after winning election for U.S. President, Bill and Hillary
> looked at one another and laughed.
> The morning after this firestorm has settled, will Bill and Hillary look
> at one another and have the last laugh once again? What fools we are !!
Of course, you are right on all of this, but we do not live in a perfect world.
Clinton got elected by people who were amply informed about all this. A President
is no different from any other person, he was spotless before, and will not
suddenly become spotless because of his title. Yes maybe he lied to the people on
this account, and maybe to many other accounts, but I know of no politicians who
has never lied so it should be of no surprise. And I'd rather have a somewhat too
joyful President than someone selling arms to people killing using them to kill
civilians. That was really nasty, and nobody asked for impeachement here!
Problems of butchers killing half your village every other night occupy most other
parts of the world, so to me, this is fairly relative. Now, if you condemn one
person for lying, I guess everyone in this country will be behind bars tonight.
To me, this is focusing on the splinter, and not seeing the bulk... So change
Presidents if you want, but don'tdream it will be any different thereafter, and
maybe the new one will be much worse for millions of other people for lack of
adequate foreign policy...
Gwenn
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