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

To: K A Anderson who wrote (922)	9/15/1998 2:15:00 AM
From: PAT JENNING	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1533

<<Well I am resigned to the fact that nothing being posted here will change anyone's mind one way or the other>> The people who want Clinton out, with few exceptions think he is doing a lousy job. Those who want him to stay think he is doing a good job. Clinton's misconduct on the one hand is nicely balanced by Starr's overzealousness and irresponsibility. Whatever the merits of the legal issues -- perjury, obstruction of justice, or whatever -- the debate is largely partisan. The larger issue is the kind of system we will end up with should Clinton resign or be impeached. If he resigns or is impeached, the presidency itself might be impaired. It is not hard to imagine a more or less permanent special prosecutor watching over every future president. Twenty-five years ago, a lot of us thought a weakened presidency would be good for the nation. I thought so myself, but now I'm not so sure.