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

To: Amsterdam who wrote (17703)	7/28/1998 9:50:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20981

Well Amsterdam Kennedy was before my time but I can tell you that some of the top scientists in the US think Kennedy was the best president we have had in the 20th century. Of course that may have been based on his passion and drive for the space program, nasa etc. which they feel contributed to the information age (which is, more of a big deal to them than the "average" citizen, I suppose). Which begs a question, who is average? Michelle

To: Amsterdam who wrote (17703)	7/28/1998 9:50:00 PM
From: Catfish	Respond to of 20981

It's the Constitution, Stupid! The Dodge County News 7/29/98 Ken Carroll To those of us who pay attention, pretty much limited to those few of us who care, there seems to be the grave probability of an upcoming Constitutional crisis. First, one has to understand this is not the type of "crisis" the Democrat party lives for. This one, inconveniently, is real and will need to be resolved. Before the Democrats began torturing the English language for fun and political profit, the word "crisis" meant something serious, something worthy of our concern. This was before liberals found that they could often get their way by scaring the living spit out of people by calling nearly anything a "crisis." Since that time, "crisis" just doesn't mean what it used to mean. After three decades of crises which ranged from "The New Ice Age Crisis" to "The Global Warming Crisis" to "The Great Cow Flatulence Crisis" to "The Teenage Smoking Crisis" to "The Homeless Crisis" to "The Sexually Offensive Staring Crisis" to "The Voter Apathy Crisis," liberals have sold more political Snake Oil to unsuspecting people than a nation of P. T. Barnums could sell on a bet. Here, though, is the real thing. The ability of the Clinton Administration to stonewall investigators, what we hope is simply the incompetence of US Attorney General Janet Reno, and the failure of mainstream media to take seriously obstruction of justice charges against a liberal president has led President Bill Clinton to consider defying a legal subpoena from Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. The subpoena would require Clinton to appear in person before the federal grand jury investigating White Water and related cases. Most likely to undermine Starr's position, the White House has attempted to put forth the appearance of ongoing negotiations with his team. In truth, the "negotiations" ended some time ago. Any recent "negotiations" are an afterthought to stall testimony or limit its scope. The various, unofficial spokespeople for Clinton hope you have forgotten their recent statements that they would stop cooperating with Starr's investigation and sometime Clinton-advisor James Carville's nationally televised declaration of "war" on Starr earlier. They also hope you fail to notice that these hot and heavy negotiations are supposed to take place while Clinton attorney David Kendall is vacationing in Canada. Unlikely, you say? I'd say you're right. I don't believe there are any negotiations ongoing in the true sense of the word. I do believe Clinton's army of lawyers and advisors are trying to find a way around the subpoena or possibly tilt the field to their advantage by further damaging Starr. Matt Drudge is reporting Clinton wants to testify in writing like Thomas Jefferson did, when his Vice-President Aaron Burr was accused of treason. Jefferson, though, was under no personal suspicion and Clinton cannot claim that. Clinton will only defy this subpoena if he believes he can avoid serious political damage. While there are news sources reporting key advisors and elected Democrat leaders in the US Senate and US House of Representatives have been to visit Clinton and urged him to testify, his decision may well hinge on his high poll rankings. Clinton may feel a Contempt of Court Citation will not cause him the kind of trouble a weak and untruthful testimony before a federal grand jury would cause him. In the meantime, Democrat officials from the courthouse to the national level may want to reflect upon what happened to Republicans in the aftermath of Nixon's resignation. In the end, Nixon stepped down, but that did not save Republicans from the wrath of the voters and tremendous losses during the next elections. A defiant Clinton, pushing the country to the brink of a real Constitutional crisis may not just weaken, but destroy the Democrat Party nationally. So, the Barney Franks and other Clinton apologists may eventually do more harm than good to their party and their country by continuing to falsely insist this investigation is about "sex between consenting adults." It's not about that. It's about a pattern of obstruction of justice involving influencing, through rewards or possibly threats, witnesses and potential witnesses in a federal court action. To those Americans who are too busy to care, let's put this in terminology you seem to have understood back in 1992. It's not the sex and it's not the perjury. It's the Constitution, Stupid! QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour to the latest generation." - Abraham Lincoln. freerepublic.com