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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK

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To: j g cordes who wrote (3502)	9/18/1998 8:30:00 AM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (2) of 67261

Jg - would that it could end, however, there is an innate sense in many people that Mr. Clinton is finally getting what he deserves because they realize there isn't really going to be any legal punishment for this. Like the driver who gets away with passing everyone and then butting in line or the arrogance of people who park in front of the entrances to the grocery store, we become tired of the "the law doesn't apply to me" attitude in our daily lives. Our powerlessness in the face of such things adds to our frustration with those who are powerful. Clinton has effectively galvanized enough wolf-pack Democrats and has intimidated enough Republicans with the scorched-earth strategy to mute any possible action on the perjury, obstruction and misuse of power charges - he knows the worst of this particular "legal" case is over, and censure carries no real penalty. He will only pay (for this particular crime) through humiliation embarrassment, and perhaps that is the only way to keep him in check. Unfortunately, he is not enough of a man to prevent, as you say, dragging America into the gutter (I say his gutter). Mr. K.

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