-=> Quoting Matt Munson to Glenn Ams <=-
 MM> I warned my fellow classmates as a high school freshman about Bill
 MM> Clinton, I  did say he was inmoral in 1993 and if we elected Bob Dole
 MM> in 1996 we wouldnt  have any of these problems.
DH> Bob Dole has only himself to blame for losing the election, just as
DH> Goerge Bush can blame only himself.
 
       I wouldn't go that far David.  Clinton is a formiable political
opponent and despite being a man without any apparent concept of the
meaning of personal honor and responsibility, is the consumate
politician.  His total absence of ethics makes him the ideal candidate.
He can take any stand on any issue and even claim he did later if he
did not.  He can say anything, be anything, and cater to anyone,
totally reversing himself without the slightest since of guilt on the
drop of a poll. 
       Bob Dole, for all his years of service in the Senate and service
to the nation was an honorable man.  He couldn't compete against a
Clinton simply because he spoke honestly and with conviction and the
American people now seem to apply the low standard they have come to
accept from most politicians to all politicans.  Dole also was worn out
from his years of service, appeared haggared, tired, and unprepared
compared to the media groomed preppy presentation that Clinton put
forward.  
       It is tragic, for ourselves and for this nation, but we seem to
have passed the era when an honest man can stand before the people and
express himself openly and honestly, backing his honesty with decades
of serive with distinction, and expect to be able to compete against
the likes of Clinton who uses every trick in the bag of deception,
slight of hand, and media exposure to offer a shallow, but
professionally orchastrated media campaign.
       I knew before New Hampshire that unless something dramatic
beyond expectation took place, Dole would lose and lose badly.  I said
so here.  Clinton, despite his total lack of qualifications to serve as
president, was almost unbeatable and for Republicans to have had a
chance against him a candidate would have had to be found who could
compete against him before the TV cameras.  Once the decison was made
to cede that ground to Clinton by default, the campaign was effectively
over. 
 
       I just saw another popularity poll this morning indicating an
unprecedented 79% of the people believe Clinton is doing a favorable
job as president.  With these types of responses from the American
people, in the face of the present circumstances, I rest my case.   
The caliber of the individual now means nothing to the American people,
only the caliber of the media analysts and spin doctors he employs and
the strategy, no matter how far from fact it may be, they deploy. 
  
      Dole did say something that touched me during his campaign.  He
asked a question, a question I still am asking as I watch the current
parade of fools touting, believing in, and supporting Clinton. "Where's
the outrage?" 
 
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