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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lazarre who wrote (16699)	7/1/1998 3:12:00 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20981

Chris Matthews is a self-confessed liberal. You don't like him because, unlike most Dems, he can see through Clinton's mystique. He's on Clinton's case, calling him a disgrace to his party. You should be too.

To: lazarre who wrote (16699)	7/1/1998 3:28:00 PM
From: Catfish	Respond to of 20981

The most ethical administration ever? Want a good laugh? Go back and check out the very first action of the Clinton administration Jan. 20, 1993 -- the very first executive order. Just hours after being sworn into office, Clinton issued an order on ethical commitments by executive branch appointees. It required every senior appointee in his administration since to sign a contract pledging, among other things, the following: That they will refrain from lobbying during the five years after they leave government any agency where they have served or which they have had any responsibility for as a member of the White House staff; That they will refrain from engaging in any activity on behalf of any foreign government for five years after they leave government service; Refrain from representing any foreign government or foreign corporation in any way within five years of being involved in a trade negotiation on behalf of the U.S. government; Quite a high standard the president set back then, wasn't it? Can't argue with those rules. But, of course, as usual with President Clinton, there's a loophole written into the order that is so big you could drive a Chinese aircraft carrier through it. What about those working on behalf of foreign governments while they are employed in the executive branch? Was this an oversight or an intentional omission? The question must be asked, because the most serious ethical, moral and political offense of the Clinton administration has been the selling out of American security interests for commercial and political gain. Boiled down to its essence, this is the heart of the high-crimes-and-misdemeanors case against Bill Clinton and his entourage. If he was a paid agent of Beijing, and I'm not certain he isn't, he could not have helped position the Chinese dictatorship and its military and political establishment any better, any more expertly, any more effectively. Forget Monica Lewinsky, though, as a security-cleared Defense Department appointee, she figures into the equation as well. Forget Kathleen Willey. Forget Travelgate. Forget Filegate. Forget the lies and cover-ups involved in Whitewater. Even the abuses of power obvious in all of these scandals take a backseat to the serious questions of loyalty arising from Clinton's pro-China activities after his campaigns accepted millions in tainted cash from foreign sources and millions more from corporations tied to China in business deals and partnerships. Bill Clinton pledged to preside over the most ethical administration in the history of the country. That immodest boast should have been a tip-off of the larceny and treason to come. Who was Clinton to judge his predecessors of the previous 200+ years? Who was he to even compare himself with men like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln -- especially with regard to ethics? "We just have to be dominated by high standards and clear vision and we ought to have a good time doing it," the president told the staff on his first day in office. At least he's kept one promise -- about having a good time. "The ethics rules that we have put forward will guarantee that the members of this administration will be looking out for the American people and not for themselves." Guarantee? Can I get my money back? I guess, maybe, I should look on the bright side. In the year 2001, by the authority of his own executive order, Clinton's coddling of foreign tyrants will have to stop -- assuming, of course, he leaves office as scheduled. However, with Bill Clinton, it's never safe to make even the most reasonable assumptions. A daily radio broadcast adaptation of Joseph Farah's commentaries can be heard at ktkz.com