[soozla]

"The concentration on the Monica Lewinski scandal, rather than the wrong-headed policies of the Clinton Administration, cost the Republicans in both 1998 and 2000"

The Monica Lewinski Scandal....is shorthand for a President who perjured himself in front of a grand jury and lied to a Federal Judge..........and was rightly impeached in the House for it...............I don't think anyone that knows the history of the case forgets that. It's the LIBS and other misinformed idiots who have always said "it's all about sex and affairs".

[js1138]

It's the LIBS and other misinformed idiots who have always said "it's all about sex and affairs".

True, but what will hurt Kerry is that these women rejected him. He's a dork.

[Ohioan]

The Republican decline over the way the scandal was handled is political history. And you have somewhat misstated the actual issues.

Rather than try to recall the debate from memory, I will post links to two essays that I wrote at the time, which state what is still my position on what was a missed opportunity to be rid of Clinton:

President Clinton & The Abuse Of Power, and Impeachment.

President Clinton did a whole lot of lying when in office. My beef is that what the Republicans focused on was his lying over sex. That focus is what caused the backfire.

William Flax