Witness tampering, lying to a Grand Jury, and behavior that borders on rape (given the immense disparity in power between him and her): these are crimes. You can't get away from that.
With respect, having read the report, I consider the evidence supporting witness tampering to be quite thin: nowhere near what would suffice for a conviction (or probably even an indictment) in an ordinary criminal trial. As for "behavior that borders on rape,"
I think that's quite a stretch, to put it mildly. If Ms. Lewinsky ever expressed that she felt coerced or even pressured into sexual activity with the president, or feared that failing to do so would adversely affect her job, it certainly isn't reflected in the Starr report.
The anti-Clinton hysteria evidenced by your use of the word "rape" may ultimately save Clinton's job. The American people have historically shied away from extremism and fanaticism; they may just decide to forgive Clinton his all too obvious misdeeds and get ticked off at those who have been so single-mindedly obsessed with bringing him down. I'm not an ardent Clinton supporter, and certainly don't condone his behavior in this matter; but I think if he left office, it would set a very bad precedent. It is simply not something we do in this country, except in the most extraordinary circumstances. I don't think Clinton's misbehavior has met that test, by a long shot. |
