If such a questioning session were to provide the results you state, then maybe it would be better to cleanse the "Temple" so to speak. Get rid of all of them and start over.
Personally I don't think Newts silence is motivated by " I hope they don't investigate me" attitude, but from a political standpoint, he gains by standing back and not making any hasty comments. The Democratic party is already doing enough damage as certain key figures are dropping support of the president(even requesting him to step down or suffer impeachment). When the report is in, they can act. Until then it is just speculation.
As far as these other presidents are concerned, much of what you say is also speculation. It makes for bestsellers(pseudoresearch investigative biographical junk) and for Hollywood spinflicks that entice the public. Unless you have some signed confessions by FDR and or Eisenhower,etc it is as the legal system dictates, hearsay.
Now get a president on the witness stand, and have him tell the world that he has had an "inappropriate" relationship with one of his former employees, and that he "misled" the public, then you have a different situation.
As far as President Clintons infidelity, well that is his choice to make. If he feels that is what makes him happy, then he has to deal with the life it creates for him.
If what you say is true about the sexual promiscuity of our elected officials, then it is a sad statement about what we have become as a nation.
Yes we are all free to choose the kind of sexual lifestyle we wish to live, but are we free from the consequences. Personally I feel that the single most important entity in our nation. That which gives it its strength is the family. No other unit has more importance for our country.
Story: " A small boy waited all day eagerly for his father to come home from work. The father upon arriving home was greeted cheerfully by his son. The boy wished for his father to spend some time with him. Play catch,horse around,etc. The father really didn't want to be bothered by his son. He just wanted to sit down and read the newspaper. His son was dissappointed since he was really counting on being with his father. The boy persisted in his request, and the father became irritated, which only made the boy more dissappointed. Inside of the newspaper, there was and ad for world travel, and a large map of the world was in the ad. The father took a pair of scissors and cut up the world map into many small pieces. He gave his son some tape and said, "Here is a puzzle, when you have put it together, then I will play with you. OK?" Thinking that his son would be busy for at least a couple of hours, the man went back to reading his newspaper. The boy sat at the dining room table, and eagerly went to work on the puzzle. Fifteen minutes later the boy came back to his father with the completed puzzle in his hand. The boy had a big smile on his face as he showed his father his accomplishment. The father was extremely surprised that the boy had finished so quickly, since he had cut the picture up in so many pieces. He asked his son, "How did you finish this puzzle of the world so quickly?" The boy smiled again and said "On the back of the map of the world, there was a picture of a family. I put the family back together, and the world just fell into place."
I think what we need to focus on as Americans is that if we want to have a strong nation, we need to have a strong family. Strong families do not exist where there is pride,selfishness,dishonesty, and lack of character. Any time we give into our base wants and desires, we are setting the stage for repeating that same behavior. Why? Because it is easier. The easy way will never strengthen the bonds of the family. Without that, you have a nation divided.
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