[ProudGenXLibertarian]

Annie, I agree with your assesment, but the GLOBE'S mean republican statement rings true with alot of Americans. Im not saying I agree with that mind you. But the problem with the GOP was instead of going after Bubba for the legitimate crimes he committed, ie Chinagate, FBI files etc etc etc. The GOP made the mistake of focusing on the whole sexual pecadillo aspect. The problem there was the most vocal of Clinton's critics didnt have clean hands in that department themselves. Most americans if confronted with the same situation Clinton found himself in, may have acted in the same manner. That was the problem with the hearings, It was more about sex than anything else, in the perception of most americans.

[anniegetyourgun]

Yes, I understand that. However, inherent in that arguement is the fact that Billybob was incapable of focusing on the interests of this country due to the GOP "antics." Is this really what they want to admit to? (IMHO he was in fact, really that incompetent - and worse.)

[Billthedrill]

The GOP made the mistake of focusing on the whole sexual pecadillo aspect.

With respect, that wasn't the case. The media made sure that all the emphasis was on that aspect of Clinton's wrongdoing - remember "it's all about sex?" - because it was easiest to defend. But in fact they did so in an effort to cover up the other, less defensible aspects of his administration, and quite successfully, too. What that allowed was the sort of moral equivalencey encapsulated in the statement "they all do it" and validated by all the dirt they could dig up on GOP sexual pecadillos, which were held to an even higher standard than that of the Dems because they were held to be hyprocritical. A nice game, well played, and successful because of the nearly monolithic support Clinton enjoyed among the print and broadcast media.

[hobbes1]

The GOP made the mistake of focusing on the whole sexual pecadillo aspect.

Ummmmm, The GOP was focused oin the whole ABUSE OF POWER Aspect...The media was fixated on the Sex aspect, because they knew the Sheeple would find it easier to understand, and believe, and make X42s problem survivable.

[ctonious]

It was more about sex than anything else, in the perception of most americans

But for those who were there - and aware - it had nothing to do with sex. After all, a fellow traveler of BJ named OJ got away with murder that could be described as "more about sex". The felonies, obstructions, and perjuries committed by William Jefferson Clinton cannot be excused merely because they were committed in order to cover up something totally legal and fairly common among politicians. Unfortunately, that blazingly obvious principle was covered up in the smokescreen layed down by the DNC and left-leaning media to confuse those who need to have their news and interpretations delivered gift-wrapped.

[SerpentDove]

>>...the GLOBE'S mean republican statement rings true with alot of Americans. <<

You left out a word: "...the GLOBE'S mean republican statement rings true with alot of STUPIDAmericans."

[SuziQ]

The GOP made the mistake of focusing on the whole sexual pecadillo aspect.

I disagree. The MEDIA focused on the sex in order to convince the American Public that it wasn't anything important, that the GOP shouldn't be nosing into the President's private life, etc. But from what I remember, the hearings tried to show the most important thing; his obstruction of justice and use of the govt. resources and personnel to cover up his crimes. Of course the Senate Repubs. read the papers and watched TV a little more than was good for them and 'weenied' out on the country. But x42 will NEVER be what he wished to be, a beloved former President. He'll only be remembered for helping himself to the perqs of office while letting the country slide into recession and war.