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To: Emec who wrote (3637)	9/12/1998 12:10:00 AM
From: MeDroogies	Respond to of 15094

I agree, it has gotten ugly. But why is that? Because the Presidency (and politics in general) are becoming irrelevant. As a Libertarian, I have long known and recognized that as business progresses, it is business that matters (thank you Coolidge - "the business of America is business"). As such, we come to look to D.C. for comic relief as much as we look to L.A. Furthermore, the Presidency was never really meant to be a tool of domestic politics. It was primarily the seat from which foreign policy was made. That isn't to say it didn't have domestic responsibilities. However, the vast majority of these were supposed to be relegated to the Houses of Congress. Natural antagonism grown of the separation of power is what has led to the constant backbiting and partisan politics that now consumes the country. Washington recognized this as he left office. His great fear was of the special interest groups that (as PACs) now roam the halls of D.C. So....what are we left with? A side show. One last thing. If it is so sad that sex is "consuming" the country as opposed to political matters - who do we have to blame? It's easy to say "the media" (and certainly, they share in it). But the media caters to a willing public. As such, each of us carries a portion of that blame. Regardless, even if the media had shunned this issue as irrelevant in the face of politics, eventually the criminal nature of Clinton's coverup activity would have won out.