Dr., it is only understandable from the point of view that people who engage in extramarital affairs go to great lengths to cover them up. When viewed in that light only, he did what any other cheating husbnd would do, he lied to conceal it. I concur with you that he has disgraced himself, as do all cheating spouses. And yes, he has disgraced the American people. Holding the highest office in the land should have led him to conduct himself with more decorum.
As to how many other lies accompany this, who can say? You can argue either way on this, I don't choose to.
My post, however, addressed the rather drastic remedy of impeachment, and whether it is appropriate here. Resignation has saved at least one ex-President from impeachment, and given the sensational nature of this report and the way many people are reacting to it, it may save yet another. The last President to resign was involved in a burglary, not an extramarital affair. Is one worse than the other? I think so, but I agree that neither is appropriate for a President.
One last thought, though. What does this have to do with Whitewater? |
