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

To: Doughboy who wrote (3886)	9/4/1998 11:48:00 AM
From: John Hensley	Respond to of 13994

DougH- Don't know if anyone yet posted this story from today's Washington Times, but apparently Filegate and Travelgate are far from over: Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr's investigations of "Filegate" and "Travelgate," which some observers had thought were dormant, "are continuing and in extremely sensitive stages," according to his deputy, Robert Bittman. Mr. Starr's office and the grand jury "are deeply involved in several broad criminal investigations which reach to the highest level of the federal government," Mr. Bittman wrote in federal court papers that were unsealed Thursday. "These investigations are factually and legally complex and they involve issues of singular constitutional and historic importance." This bit of info puts a damper into your statement: The GOP is the one that is going to be running the spanking line next Spring when they're still dithering over the impeachment report It has always seemed incredible and impossible that nobody remembers hiring Craig Livingstone. Somebody HAS to be responsible and it's only a matter of time before Starr learns the details.

To: Doughboy who wrote (3886)	9/4/1998 11:16:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Respond to of 13994

I think politics is like the stock market; the scandal of the Starr report is already factored in. The Clintons have already warned of their shortfall. The worst is already past--unless of course Starr has some absolutely explosive revelation that no one could have possibly conceived. Therefore, Clinton has to simply beat expectations this Fall, and he's back on track. There will be no impeachment hearings. There will be no resignation. Ah, I see. Sorta like when the Thai Baht collapsed over a year ago? Followed by the Maylaysian Ringgot? Then like how the Hang Seng fell a couple short months later, last October? And then the market absorbed the fall of the Asian tigers; "factoring them in". And Korean Won fell in Dec 97/Jan 98. The market "factored all this in", then went on its merry way to rally to new and incredible heights in July. Then it was August. And guess what? Asia hadn't gone away. The problems were still there, only more obvious. Then the Yen took the cue. Ah yes, it's all so predictable. Then it was late September, and the Starr report was submitted to Congress. Then it was October, and Congress found the resolve to do its duty. A heavy responsibility, but they were sufficiently sobered by the report that they knew what the only course was. They had to hold hearings, or so said the committee which reviewed the report. And so they did. And the problems so easily glossed over by the Clinton spin team in late August/early Sept were still there, only more obvious. Then the dollar took the cue. Followed by the already previously battered stock market. Ah yes, it's all so predictable.