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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (9787)	10/16/1998 1:26:00 AM
From: Borzou Daragahi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Agree. I like that guy from Iowa, the Republican, Leach? I think it is. He seems like he has quite a bit of integrity.

To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (9787)	10/16/1998 3:52:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

I wouldn't want to get into the "honest politician" thing, having had an unfortunate previous experience on that issue (Hi mrknowitall), but this brings to mind Advice and Consent : Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork and the Intriguing History of the Supreme Court's Nomination Battles by Senator Paul Simon. On that subject, a quote from Simon on Thomas: I have a chapter in there on who told the truth, and I think while public opinion is still that Clarence Thomas told the truth, I think the evidence is pretty overwhelming that Anita Hill told the truth. booknotes.org I won't restate my opinion on the matter, having been called a liar by the substantial and factual Mr. Vaughn a sufficient number of times. Other titles of interest by Sen. Simon: Glass House : Politics and Morality in the Nation's Capital and Poison Politics : Are Negative Campaigns Destroying Democracy? His books don't seem to sell very well, unfortunately. Cheers, Dan.

To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (9787)	10/16/1998 4:25:00 PM
From: Charles Hughes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

>>> Paul Simon (IL) retired senator Maybe. Better than most, but one hears things. 25 years ago I was deep into politics. I even got elected to something inconsequential and got into the party machinery. So I met a lot of the political icons of the time, and some more than a few times. Even the 'honest' ones made me feel greasy after a handshake, whether left or right. It's just that none of them can stop manipulating for a second. It's a personality thing. The best you can hope for is that they have a real agenda which they will try to move forward instead of selling it to the highest bidder at every turn. Corruption is a far more powerful influence on events than right-left ideology. Cheers, Chaz