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

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (45038)	5/2/1999 10:00:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Perhaps I misunderstood. I do think that the CIA blew it, but I don't think the signs were clear. I am not sure what the bearing is, however. I suppose that we ought to ask no questions about anything, since nothing really matters anyway. Only Clinton hatred could explain the New York Times stories questioning the Administration's role in all of this, I suppose...

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (45038)	5/2/1999 10:09:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

By the way, I saw "Cookie's Fortune" this afternoon. In my opinion, it is the best movie that Robert Altman has made since "Nashville", and Patricia Neal and Glenn Close give the performances of their lives. The cast includes the formidably talented Julianne Moore, most recently of "Boogie Nights", the charismatic Charles S. Dutton, the elfin Liv Tyler, and such wonderful actors as Ned Beatty and Courtney B. Vance. I admit, I am an Altman fan, and really liked "Short Cuts" and "Pret-a-Porter", but I think that even those not so keen on Altman will appreciate this one, especially if they like Actor's Movie's...

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (45038)	5/2/1999 10:25:00 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 67261

Daniel---By the way, I thought I would explain "whatever that means"...You said:"Did you follow the Aldrich Ames story? My recollection is that he was treated with bizzarrely courteous kid gloves, until the real story somehow leaked out. Not because of high level malfeasance, as is alleged here, but because of low level clubiness and butt covering ..." I interpreted that to mean that you thought that he was the beneficiary of a white wash until the "real story somehow leaked out". The leaking out is the "going wrong", since if one is engaged in a white wash, one doesn't want leaks. I hope that clarifies my little locution...