Re: Slick Willie

[ Zaragoza High School Alumni ~ Toro Talk ]

Posted by Bill McKay on September 18, 1998 at 22:07:20:

In Reply to: Slick Willie posted by Rico on September 15, 1998 at 09:44:41:

Another issue that has been raised is that Clinton lied to the American public. Didn't Nixon lie when he said we weren't bombing Laos and Cambodia? Our fathers were preparing and dropping bombs on that day. Didn't Johnson and Kennedy lie about our involvement in Viet Nam and Kennedy re our involvement in the Bay of Pigs? Lying to the public? Absolutely! Impeachable offenses absolutely not!

Has Clinton lessened the effectiveness of the Office by challenging the Special Prosecutor on issues of executive priveledge or have Starr and the others weakened the Office by mounting an investigation that has nothing to do with National Security, affairs of State or anything other than the sexual escapades of someone we knew was a horn dog before we elected him. Clintons antics and answers are not surprising. What is surprising is that we as a Nation have sunk so low that our Legislative and Judicial Branches are now caught up in the Globe/Examiner philosophy of gossip mongering for the sake of gossip mongering. Does Clinton's affair affect the Nation? No. Does his lying affect his ability to do his job? If anyone answers yes to that then they are full of crap because the truth is that Presidents and all of us lie all the time and still do our job. The only thing affecting his ability to do his job is the scrutiny about an insignificant matter.

We are about to enter a very difficult long term international economic crisis and all everyone cares about is did he lie. Had we done this to FDR we may all be speaking German now. Focus on the issues, not the Bullshit.

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