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

To: dave g who wrote (5801)	9/15/1998 1:18:00 AM
From: Rick Slemmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

Starr only brought this scandal to the surface because he had nothing on all the other things (Whitewater, etc.) Clinton has been implicated in. Whitewater, etc. are on the way. Let's not prejudge the contents. No one knows what's been uncovered there yet. He wants to paint Clinton as a liar so that the public will doubt Clinton on the other issues. C'mon, Dave, you're smarter than that. The only person painting Clinton as a liar is Clinton himself. If that isn't his motive then why not release reports on the other more substantial charges first? As Starr mentioned in his report, the Lewinsky matter carried evidence of impeachable crimes. He was duty-bound to get that to Congress first. Did you read the report? RS

To: dave g who wrote (5801)	9/15/1998 2:01:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 13994

"Give me a break." Sure dave...take a break...a long one. Seriously, the sleazy story you refer to I take it, is the perjury, obstruction of justice, misuse of his power, cheating on his wife, bringing dishonor to the office...or is it, getting a little nooky? Starr never got involved in this particular story until after it was already in the courts. I suggest you put the emotion aside and look at the facts.

To: dave g who wrote (5801)	9/15/1998 8:23:00 AM
From: mrknowitall	Respond to of 13994

Dave - you are confused. You are, like so many, confusing sex (and America's peculiar fascination with gossip) with veracity. Given the apparent triviality with which he holds his vows of marriage (and spare us the trite and specious everybody does it defense), as well as his apparent willingness to place his subordinates and friends in the line of fire by dispatching them to retell the same lies, what can you say about his ability to sit across the desk or table from anyone to deal with matters of state? Every person who has to work within the administration now has to weigh President Clinton's responses and decisions against the balance of "Is he telling the truth?" You undoubtedly have not seen the disasters created by this kind of behavior in the workplace - it isn't just the act(s); the fallout is among the staff and the confidence they may have previously held in the leader. I know this does nothing to change your mind, but strong moral character does exist, it does stand for something and a lack of it eventually leaves a leader without an effective crew. Mr. K.