I respectfully couldn't disagree with you more.
The net result of Bill Clinton's given a pass on his "peccadillo's" is:
1) a permanent mistrust of the office of the Presidency
2) the stench of collusion between elected officials in high places to protect each other
3) the knowledge that a sitting President gets a FREE PASS for blatantly committing "high crimes and misdemeanors"
4) the acceptance of abhorrent behavior by a sitting Commander In Chief.
"In my estimate, 99% of the people who believed Clinton was a wonderful president, still do."
You may be correct in your assessment, but such opinion is irrelevant when the law of the land has NOT been carried out.
1) a permanent mistrust of the office of the Presidency
Only people can be mistrusted. The office of the Presidency can do nothing by itself. Only the person in that position can. I trust that President Bush is making choices in the best interest of our country, but he is human. So I retain some skepticism and find out the facts and refrain from making any such blanket judgment. That would be like disbanding the Boy Scouts because some Leaders were gay.
If you have a permanent distrust of that office, I understand. In general I distrust all politicians until they prove different.
2) the stench of collusion between elected officials in high places to protect each other
And it has been that way since time began. I find it hard to blame Bush for over 200 years of history involving collusion.
3) the knowledge that a sitting President gets a FREE PASS for blatantly committing "high crimes and misdemeanors"
President Bush is the President. He is not a circuit court judge, a jury, or a Supreme Court Justice. He cannot prosecute, nor judge guilty, anyone. He could have frustratingly pursued prosecution of the former President, but at what cost? Remember, the former President was impeached, and yet those who DO JUDGE, decided not to vote for his removal from office. If you want to blame someone, blame them.
4) the acceptance of abhorrent behavior by a sitting Commander In Chief.
I'm with you 100% on this one. No US citizen, No member of that President's political party should have tolerated his behavior during his term. He disgraced the highest office in the land.
.... but such opinion is irrelevant when the law of the land has NOT been carried out.
Again, it was carried out by the impeachment, but the removal of BC from office was not. I am sure GWB would like to carry out all applicable laws of the land against any crimes of BC. (And don't think he isn't trying. But it takes time, and patience.) Hillary's campaign fund underreporting is an example. But she had a sacrificial lamb. (BC isn't the brains behind the Clinton's crime sprees. HC is.)