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

To: Machaon who wrote (4623)	9/10/1998 5:33:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

CBS Poll: Clinton To Blame Job performance still high, but most Americans blame president for current crisis CBS President Clinton NEW YORK Thursday, September 10,1998 - 12:28 PM ET (CBS) Most Americans continue to separate their positive evaluations of President Clinton's performance in office from negative assessments of his morality and character, according to the latest CBS News poll. At the same time, more people now are likely to blame the president himself-rather than his political enemies-for creating the current situation than before his Aug. 17 admission of an inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky. There are increased concerns about the impact of the scandal on the Clinton administration, but two-thirds of Americans don't think it would be better for the country if Mr. Clinton resigned. ... The public tends to move more slowly than political elites, and it is impossible to predict what will happen if the entire report is released and read. By 61 percent to 30 percent, Americans want the report to be made public. Regardless of what Congress decides to do with the report, a majority of Americans believe the report will lead to Congressional impeachment hearings. cbs.com

To: Machaon who wrote (4623)	9/10/1998 5:41:00 PM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

<<strong and effective leadership is measured by how well the nation and it's people thrive, or how well a corporation and it's workers thrive, under that leadership. >> Based on this definition, I agree with you on pretty much all fronts. As to Clinton - one of my main complaints about him is that he is strong and effective. I'm not sure what tactics he uses, and he adjusts his goals to make sure that he continues to appear to be effective. I don't mean that as an insult to Clinton - it does no one any good to fight where you can't win. He has wisely picked a path down the middle, and pulled both extremes in with him in order for legislation to get passed over the threat of a veto. Clinton was also a very poor leader when it came to foreign policy. Remember, this is a man who, when elected, said that he wouldn't need to spend more than one hour per week on foreign affairs. He undermined the Iraqi inspections, undermined the Middle East peace process, got us embroiled in numerous armed conflicts around the world, etc. Where we would differ would be on motivation. I doubt Clinton has acted with any thought toward the best interests of the country (the same should also be said of the entire Congress). I believe that all politicians (well, almost all) act only in their own self-interest. That's the way our system is currently set up, since we have made it possible to make politics a career instead of a public service.