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

To: Borzou Daragahi who wrote (18031)	12/10/1998 4:47:00 AM
From: JBL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Hi Borzou, First of all, thanks for your civilized approach to debating issues. <No one has said that Americans don't care about perjury.> You have a point. Perhaps they believe lying in a civil case brought on by what many perceive as a man's political enemies does not rise to the level of an impeachable offense. There's a difference between not caring and believing the punishment should fit the crime.Big difference, no?> Yes. You have a point. <And though they may not pick up their pitchforks or 9mm handguns and start killing Republicans, the Democrats won't let the public forget about the impeachment they didn't want--> That depends on : 1. the economy 2. wether there are no new Clinton scandals. 3. international developments <...against the man who oversaw both the largest peacetime expansion of the economy in history and a reduction of the the deficit--in the months preceding November 2000.> I'm afraid the months preceding November 2000 will be everything but peaceful. And I'm talking very seriously here. For many different reasons, I follow US foreign policy very closely. (I've lived in Europe 20 years, in the US 12 years, and in Asia for the last 2 years.) and I can guarantee you that Clinton's lack of character, and his "conciliatory" approach to foreign policy has resulted in mortgaging international and US security. I'll give you some specific examples if you wish to hear them that relate to Russia, North Korea, India, Pakistan, China, Iraq and Israel, if you wish to hear them. <And, though both sides of the aisle may spout off about principle and honor and law, given the fact that Clinton is just a defanged lame duck, November 2000 is really all that counts in this game, isn't it? > Borzou, I could care less if we had a Democrat in the White House for the next 200 years, provided he has the character and skills to do his job efficiently and to ensure US and International security, and prosperity. Whoever is President of the US for the next 2 years will be confronted with economic and security challenges that will be daunting. Those challenges require a President whose character and leadership should not be questioned. Based on the facts and the law, I believe Clinton should be impeached. Given the economic and international situation, I believe Clinton should be impeached as soon as possible. Regards, JBL

To: Borzou Daragahi who wrote (18031)	12/10/1998 10:57:00 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 67261

I would tend to agree with you that Clinton was an innocent bystander in the economic expansion. If not for Republicans stopping his Health Care scheme, we'd have double-digit unemployment and inflation. The credit for the economy goes to the private businesses and the bubble market. Now, they can just use stock instead of cash to operate businesses like Amazon, et al. Also, wasn't Clinton the one who said the budget couldn't be balanced by 2002 and had kept trying to warn that balancing it so soon would harm the economy?