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

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (25384)	12/31/1998 4:54:00 AM
From: Bob Lao-Tse	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

>>Two words, Bob. Iran-contra. What do you think of Iran-contra? I think it was a pretty shabby, cynical and underhanded affair. >>Do you think anybody should have been booted for that one? Actually, a number of people were, but since my initial statement and this entire issue is about elected officials, that's not particularly relevant. I assume that by this you mean "should any elected official have been booted for that one?" to which I would have to say no. Common sense dictates that Reagan had at least some notion of what was going on, but there was never any credible evidence linking him directly to it. >>What's your definition of "the public trust"? Quite simply, the trust that we the people place in our elected officials. In order to willingly turn over a portion of the control over our lives to someone else we have to be able to believe that they will not deceive us or abuse the power that we have entrusted them with. >>I'm sure Henry Hyde could help you explain that one all away, if necessary. Henry Hyde doesn't speak for me, nor I for him. >>some politically motivated civil suit. If Paula Jones' suit was without merit, then Bill Clinton, just like any other citizen, would have had the opportunity to prove that in court. And unlike most other citizens, he would then have had the opportunity to play the martyr in front of the world media. And, if nothing else, he is a remarkably talented politician. He certainly would have recognized the benefits of going into court, proving her wrong, and parading his innocence before the world. He could have discredited an enormous chunk of the Republican party just by winning that case. The fact that he was willing to lie in an ultimately successful attempt to avoid that trial demonstrates clearly to me that the suit did have merit. The motivation behind it is immaterial. Virtually everything that Bill Clinton has ever done in his life has been "politically motivated." That's the way of life he chose a long time ago, so he can't cry about it now. Truly you reap what you sow.