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Politics : THE STARR REPORT -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (729)	9/13/1998 11:24:00 PM
From: Johnathan C. Doe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1533

CBS Poll: Don't Impeach Clinton Ken Starr Takes A Beating In Latest Survey Most Americans Favor Censuring The President Most Oppose Impeachment Hearings NEW YORK Sunday, September 13,1998 - 06:28 PM ET (CBS) Now that Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's report is public and the charges against President Clinton have been laid out in full, most Americans still do not want to take the drastic actions of either impeachment or resignation, according to the latest CBS News poll. There is increased support for censuring the president, up to 56 percent Saturday from 49 percent last week. Now, 31 percent say it would be better for the country if Mr. Clinton resigned, up from 26 percent last week. Still, 66 percent think it would be better for the country if he finished his term. Thirty-two percent think the House should hold impeachment hearings, 62 percent say they're not necessary. And on a general question about "What should happen now?", 57 percent were willing to let the matter drop - little change from last week. In this poll, nine out of 10 adults say they've heard or read about what is contained in Starr's report (a quarter of those claim they haven't heard or read much). Forty percent claim they've personally read parts of the report. Fifteen percent of Americans say they accessed, or tried to access the report on the web. Many Americans express concern about Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's investigation and report, in particular the graphic sexual details. By 64- 29 percent, they say inclusion of those details was not appropriate. By 60-33 percent, Americans believe Starr included graphic sexual details mostly to embarrass the president, rather than to prove perjury. And by 59-36 percent, American say the House should not have included all of those details in the publicly released report. A majority says the report is one-sided rather than fair and balanced. And overall opinion about Starr himself continues to be unfavorable. Americans continue to have a two-sided view of Mr. Clinton, differentiating between his performance in office and his character - reflecting the continued majority perception that the Lewinsky matter is private, not public. On Saturday, the President's approval rating remained high at 61 percent. And two-thirds said he has strong qualities of leadership. But his personal evaluations continue to fall. On Saturday, 39 percent had a favorable impression of him, 47percent an unfavorable one. Although opinion of Clinton had been even lower in the middle of the 1992 election campaign, the only comparable negative point since he has been President occurred immediately before the 1994 mid-term elections. At that time, unlike now, his approval rating was equally low as his favorability rating. Only 28 percent say Mr. Clinton shares the moral values most Americans try to live by; 66 percent say he does not. And more people than ever before think it's likely that Bill Clinton encouraged Monica Lewinsky to lie under oath than ever before. Sixty percent now think that's probably true.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (729)	9/13/1998 11:58:00 PM
From: pezz	Respond to of 1533

Michelle,I think it is clear that the lurid details are a obvious attempt to embarrass BC.The excuse that he had to show that BC lied when he said "no sexual relations"doesn't wash.After all, Monica's testimony [without going into detail ]would have done that.Did we need the cigar story as well? No possible excuse for that one, other than to embarrass the Prez! I guess he thought that the American people would be so Grossed out that they wouldn't notice that there is nothing else in the report worthy of attention.What about the Bull that all the other stuff[white water,Filegate,on and on ]just isn't ready yet.[after how many years??]Why the hell not!Could it be that all time, money,and energy spent in the last 7 months was on the only possible case Star thought he had,Monica.Notice we have no leaks on White water or the like guess there's nothing to leak. pez