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To: Rambi who wrote (12724)	9/22/1998 7:38:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Respond to of 71178

I think this is dead on. I don't like what Bill did, and I think it's serious enough to merit the threat of serious discipline. But yeah - there is something partisan and vindictive in the way the Starr report and the subsequent video testimony has been handled. I heard on the radio this morning that the Republicans were warning how badly the President came off on this tape. What was it, "imperious and petulant" or something? It seems the public takes a more forgiving view. Later on the same program a caller lamented that the Congressional panel should be dealing with the evidence, not publishing it and awaiting the public's sentiment. I got to thinking about this, and I realized that the real motive here was fear. What's worse than doing the wrong thing? Doing the right thing but then gaining the public's disfavor for it! The panel of judges in this case consists of elected officials who need to worry foremost about how they look if they 1) go for the throat, 2) hesitate, or 3) counsel leniency. Because all this is gonna come back at election time. So why not go direct and get "pre-approved" by the voting public? Doing something wrong is a worse thing than doing something unpopular. In their zeal to garner the public's disgust with the sitting President, the Republican Party embarked on a risky offensive. And today maybe it looks like it is backfiring. Their acts are proving unpopular.

To: Rambi who wrote (12724)	9/22/1998 9:31:00 PM
From: DScottD	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Hi, penni. This is mrs. dscottd. mr. and I are scrolling together this evening and I agree with the point you make about tuning out the tapes after a certain point. I looked at a bit of the transcripts, but then it just became too much muck. The tapes are even worse. I, too, have been very angry at the evasive, elusive Mr. Billy; but, I did not want to watch him dance around the prosecutors yesterday no matter how deferential they were to him. It just seemed absurd. Mr. C. did appear the victim, one who has much more important things to do than explain why he lied (but I digress), and that made me even angrier. This should not have happened, did not have to happen. I think it will backfire on the wiseacre in charge who thought it would be a good idea to get the choice pieces in the party's campaign ads in time for the election. Once again, smelling like a rose.

To: Rambi who wrote (12724)	9/23/1998 12:17:00 AM
From: JF Quinnelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71178

What should I expect from...from... an orc lover!! I, for one, get a big kick out of watching this exemplar of yuppiedom murder truth whenever he speaks. He is a most excellent leader for those who follow him. There is not a single virtue that he lacks: self-restraint, gravitas, fidelity, honesty, duty, piety... he lacks them all. An anti-Marcus Aurelius. Like a rotten mackerel in the moonlight, he shines while he stinks. I hope he never leaves.