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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (7780)10/7/1998 8:28:00 PM
From: j_b  Read Replies (2) of 67261
 
<<.... I wonder how many of them are women?>>

The two that I saw were both women. BTW, I agree to a large degree with your take on why BC does what he does. The problem is that he has such high visibility that he can't afford to make a mistake and approach an unwilling woman. Unfortunately, he is also not in a position to spend time meeting "eligible" women and getting to know them. That has left him open to having to attack the credibility of various women that were apparently not willing, and possibly trying to buy their silence.

As far as Ellison or others are concerned - the President is held to a different standard. A simple example - Barney Frank - I doubt the American public would have tolerated his sexual orientation in a President, let alone the scandal regarding the brothel being run by his lover. Or how about Alcee Hastings, the Democrat from Florida that was impeached from the federal bench for accepting bribes, but later elected to the House. Then there's Marion Barry - can you imagine a President that had been caught on tape doing cocaine? I happen to have listed Democrats here, but there are probably plenty of examples on the Republican side as well. All the talk of hypocrisy, etc. is really a little misleading because of this. There really is a different standard, because actions of each member of the House or Senate is tempered by the actions of the other members. There is only one President, and he is responsible for all activities done in the name of the Executive Branch.
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