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

To: jlallen who wrote (4143)	9/8/1998 2:49:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 13994

Possible weasel route for the boy. As discussed today on Rush: Direct Line Sept. 4, 1998 Paul M. Weyrich Yesterday one in the group said he wanted everyone at the table to take a position on what ultimately would happen to Bill Clinton. He would take names and keep the record to see who was correct and who wasn't. As we went around the table, a couple said the president will resign, one predicted as early as October 15th. A couple more said he will be impeached. I was with the majority who said Clinton will serve out his term. But one of the group startled us. He said Clinton will invoke the 25th Amendment and escape the consequences of his actions. Most of us were astounded by this prediction. We were even more startled when the details of the 25th amendment were discussed. Most of us had forgotten them. And we were shaken further when one of the journalists quoted presidential aide Bruce Lindsay as saying not long ago, when asked what he did at the White House, "I study the 25th Amendment." Then it hit some of us like a ton of bricks. This is Clinton's way out. Right now, an escape doesn't seem likely. At present, with a new investigation being announced every day, and with leaks about the Starr report abounding, and with friends such as Senator Joseph Lieberman breaking ranks, Clinton appears to be suffering the death of a thousand cuts. He might survive, but be so weakened that he can't really govern. Resignation seems unlikely to those of us who have studied Clinton up close. At minimum, to resign Clinton will demand a pardon. Al Gore won't want to grant that, given what it did to Jerry Ford. Besides if he resigns, Ken Starr will probably still be after him, as will lots of women claiming to be sexually harassed. Facing impeachment and toughing it out, taking a chance that two-thirds of the Senate won't vote to convict him, doesn't sound right when it comes to Clinton. I thought Nixon might do that. He had a tougher character. He didn't. Toughing it out on impeachment would mean facing up to the consequences of what he has done. Clinton has spent a lifetime learning to avoid the consequences of his actions. That is why the 25th Amendment seems so perfect. If it is true that it turns out that other women will be named in the Starr report, including perhaps another intern, even Lanny Davis will have problems defending Clinton. That might even silence Bob Bennett, Clinton's bully, disguised as a lawyer. Which way out for Clinton under these circumstances? It is all so simple. Clinton admits to sex addiction. He sends a letter to the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tem of the Senate, declaring that he cannot carry on his duties for the time being. He checks in to a Betty Ford-type clinic for rehabilitation. What is now anger, mounting slowly day by day, will turn to sympathy. Soccer moms all over America, who voted for Clinton in the first place but now are becoming disillusioned, will be insisting he deserves a chance to get well. We will see occasional pictures of Clinton being visited by Hillary or chatting with others on the lawn of the facility. Meanwhile, Al Gore gets to be Acting President. Not bad for Gore either. He doesn't have to face the pardon question. Less is expected of an Acting President than of someone who actually becomes president. Not even those nasty Republicans would try to impeach Clinton while he is still in the hospital. And Ken Starr? Is he going to indict Clinton while he is trying to get "well"? No way. At any time, when the crisis blows over, Clinton can be pronounced well and return to power. All he has to do is to persuade a majority of his cabinet and the Vice President. Why not? They all lied for him in the past. Some, such as Madeleine Albright, continue to lie for him. Maybe he'll return in the summer of the year 2000, just in time to see to it that the last of the federal money under his control is channeled to his friends. And note that he will return after Gore has been elected on his own, but in time to pardon everyone, himself included, who might threaten his future. And what if Clinton is so stubborn he can't see the merit in all of this? Well, there is Hillary. If she can just convince Gore and a majority of the cabinet that Clinton needs to step aside temporarily, he can be forced to do so. Hillary's power is considerably elevated by recent events. She could make this happen. And it would be to her advantage too. Probably Al and Tipper would even let her continue to occupy the White House in the interim. This is really a great way out for Clinton. If, as some suggest, bad economic times are around the corner, Clinton rides out the storm at St. Jude's Rest Home for the Sexually Challenged. At some point of Hillary's choosing, he will be declared "cured." Then he can take charge for a few months again and everyone will think well of him. This is the perfect solution to the perfect set of crimes. There is just one problem for Clinton. A very smart Senate aide thought of it first, and if we talk about it enough, he just might not be able to get away with it.