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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (41748)4/7/1999 12:45:00 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) of 67261
 
Johannes--- The Presidency has been harmed, my friend.

That is not the point of dispute. It has indeed been harmed. I have even said that I personally think that the sexual escapades, which go well beyond the limits of ordinary moral failings, were worth impeaching him for, and that the legal issues merely nailed the case. The question is whether this episode reveals such a deep flaw in the country that we should effectively despair, or harms the Presidency beyond repair. As conservatives, we already knew that the country needed some degree of moral reform. Why should we act shocked if something that would have been inconceivable a mere three decades ago, namely a President surviving a scandal like this in office, has come to pass? That merely makes it all the more important to make sure that someone like this doesn't slip into the Presidency again, which is why I find talk of eschewing "lesser evilism" or withdrawing from politics altogether irresponsible.
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