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

To: David L. Carter who wrote (1748)	8/18/1998 2:36:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

>>I do know that this BS with Clinton has cost our country a lot more than $40 million.<< Don't you mean this BS from Clinton? Do you think Clinton will re-imburse his SS, Betty Currie, and other WH officials for their legal expenses incurred as a result of BC lying for 7 months. Wonder how much that cost?

To: David L. Carter who wrote (1748)	8/18/1998 2:51:00 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 13994

I agree! CLINTON FAILS TO MENTION A FEW THINGS: THE REAL LINE SHOULD BE 4 YEARS, 40 MILLION, 9 PEOPLE IN PRISON AND 14 INDICTMENTS!

To: David L. Carter who wrote (1748)	8/18/1998 3:07:00 PM
From: Rick Slemmer	Respond to of 13994

David: What does air conditioners have to do with it. You remind of some of these people on TV that try to distract from the issue by introducing something totally irrelevant to try and prove a point. The $100 million pledge for air conditioners is my own way of illustrating how small the "$40 million" price tag actually is. In terms of federal spending, it's peanuts. Besides, I think the air conditioner promise will never be honored; it was just another attempt to buy votes because Mr Clinton "cares so much for the people." I do know that this BS with Clinton has cost our country a lot more than $40 million. You're right about that. It's cost us our national pride, our implicit trust in those we elect to high office, and our confidence that we have leaders who can LEAD instead of cowering behind every imaginable privilege to keep from admitting their own mistakes and weaknesses. Life is very complicated and in the end this thing has hurt our country far more than it has helped. Agreed. But I think the blame for "this thing" rests squarely on the shoulders of Mr Clinton, not the investigative authority that caught him. Whoever wins the election in 2000 will have to undo all the damage and restore some measure of trust and decorum to the office. RS

To: David L. Carter who wrote (1748)	8/18/1998 3:15:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 13994

This episode was just the latest in a series of episodes that hurt the Clinton administration credibility. You only need go back one week to the latest evidence of grand incompetence: the Clinton administration trying to prevent the UNSCOM inspectors from utilizing surprise inspections. The administration is grossly incompetent and is just riding the coattails of a cyclical economic expansion. He could've saved the investigations a lot of money by admitting to the office sexcapades in January. It cost seven months of expense by the prosecution and by all the aides that were involved in coming to his defense or in participating in obstructing justice.