j.g., I freely admit that the post in question was simply a bit of rabble-rousing. I've spent entirely too much time here trying to argue the facts of this situation in a logical manner, and just took that opportunity to do a little schtick with the democrats as the target and blow off some steam. If that simply "amplifies the noise," then so be it. I personally feel that there's very little left but noise.
As for the rest of your post, I would tend to agree with most of your perceptions of the situation, with one distinction.
They've taken the position that their moral stance is more important than respecting the elective process or the will of the people.
As I've said before, this is not a moral issue, it's a legal one. The only reason that Bill's sexual assignations with Monica are pertinent is that in response to a Supreme Court sanctioned, legally filed civil lawsuit, Bill Clinton, when legitimately (if indirectly) questioned about them, denied them.
Much has been made about the "pornographic" Starr report (pay attention Michelle). The fact of the matter is that as soon as Clinton denied the relationship, it became incumbent upon Starr to prove the relationship. That he demonstrated it in such detail, while it may be distasteful, is what any legitimate prosecutor should do. It's amazing to me that Bill Clinton can say "I did nothing," and Ken Starr can say "This is exactly what you did do," and this makes Starr the bad guy. Ah, but denial knows no bounds.
As I've also pointed out before, it's most often the Clinton partisans who bring up morality. I still maintain that this is because they can argue moral relativism, but not legal relativism. As long as they can paint this as a moral issue they can claim victory simply by refusing to play.
So, if your statement were to read instead that "They've taken the position that their legal stance is more important than respecting the elective process or the will of the people," I would agree wholeheartedly. And they would be correct. And I personally find the notion that the people's will is more important than the law to be the highest cause for concern.
-BLT |
