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

To: Catfish who wrote (12023)	3/30/1999 11:14:00 AM
From: Liatris Spicata	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13994

Darrell- You are wrong. The vast majority of Clinton supporters will not come to any grudging realization about what they have done or the man they have supported. These are people who refuse to engage their minds- assuming they have one to engage- on issues of the day. It suffices for them to emote- their time horizons do not extend beyond the moment. They have made it abundantly clear that they care not a scintilla about integrity among public officials. They might be full of rightful indignation about misconduct on the part of someone they did not "like", but integrity itself is simply not something they value. I find it appalling that the future of this republic rests in hands of those who care so little about matters beyond their immediate purview. The reaction of so many in the US to their sleazebag president has caused me to doubt the long-term viability of our system of government. Ben Franklin, when asked what type of government the founding fathers of this nation were proposing, responded with, "A republic- if you can keep it." As far as I am concerned- and based in part on the thoughtfulness of comments made by Clinton supporters on this thread- Sleazebag Bill's defenders announce, "I am an idiot, and I have no aspirations to be anything other than an idiot. I simply cast my vote based on unconsidered passions." Does anyone think a nation- or its form of governance- can long endure such state? Clinton's denial of the obvious- that NATO's attack was exacerbating the situation in Kosovo- seemed to me to be a perfect example of how an unwillingness to face truth can have tragic consequences. To Clinton's supporters, it is as though the slaughter unfolding in Yugoslavia does not exist. Such people are quite contemptible. Larry P.S. I don't consider myself sufficiently knowledgeable to know whether or not NATO should have attacked Yugoslavia. I am skeptical about initiating wars with undefined goals and limited tactics, which is what Clinton's latest adventure seems to me to be. But to deny the effect of your policies- particularly when they prompt mass bloodshed- is unmitigated evil.