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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1529)	8/17/1998 7:53:00 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

Not absurd at all. Nixon was not involved in the criminal activity which he tried to coverup but it was the coverup which took him down. Perjury, obstruction, etc. became his undoing. While Clinton's transgressions with Monica are not illegal, its the perjury and cover up which may well take him down. If each man had simply admitted the facts upfront, its likely neither would have suffered any serious adverse consequences. Overall, its quite an apposite comparison. JLA

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1529)	8/17/1998 8:33:00 PM
From: mauser96	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

I'm not a lawyer (thank God), so I don't know how the law considers an attempted burglary compared to perjury. I think they are both felonies, but maybe somebody else can answer that question. Probably most people have never committed either of these crimes, so I guess that they have the right to judge. So far, I would agree that Nixon's crimes were probably worse, but remember until the Starr report comes out, we don't know all the facts about Clinton. You must have voted for Clinton. Years ago,I voted for Nixon, and I can remember the clear sense of betrayal I felt when it became clear that he was lying. Don't you have some of the same feelings about Clinton? If someone lies to me , I never trust them in the future. It will be interesting to listen to his speech., but I will take it as a bit of history, and not believe a word he says. More than once bitten, twice shy. If Clinton had really cared about his family, he would have put them ahead of his personal pleasure.