RP>That so many could so easily overlook adultery, unrepentant, habitual
RP>adultery at that, by the President of The United States, and I agree
RP>that's the case, illustrates the selfish, degenerate condition of our
RP>society.  Adultery is a corrupting and evil thing.  It is the breaking
RP>of a vow, one sworn before God, and inevitably leads to the multiplying
RP>of lies.  Just as once one murders the next murder is easier, so too
RP>does the breaking of marriage vows make breaking them again and breakin
RP>all other vows easier, and the lies to cover the broken marriage vow
RP>make the lies covering the breaking of public trust easier as well.
RP>Criminal lies of purgery and obstruction of justice almost become a
RP>given for the habitual adulterer who has great power and wishes to keep
RP>it.
 
        They may become a given and a direct relationship may very well
be able to the drawn between the two, but once the line between
unacceptable and illegal behavior is crossed, termination of his
position of public trust shifts from being morally mandated to a
requirement of law.  Private acts of sexual behavior between consenting
adults while in many cases reprehensible, and most certianly not the
standard a President of the United Sates ought provide as an example
to others, do remain in the realm of personal conduct.  I would hope an
individual who assumes the presidency would recognize and accept both
the legal and moral responsibilities of his office, but there is no
compelling law to force him to do so.  However, the commission of
felonies, if these allegations have the merit I tend to believe they
do, goes far beyond personal interpretations of acceptable personal
behavior.  These are allegations of crimes, high crimes, and acts, if
they took place, that leave no question as to whether this individual
ought be allowed to continue as President or expected to resign from
the office with which he has been entrusted.
RP>The plain fact of the matter is that Clinton's infidelity revealed by
RP>Jennifer Flowers, and the quite obvious lie of Clinton's denial, was a
RP>clear indicator of what was to come, and should have immediately
RP>disqualified him in the eyes of the American voter from becoming
RP>President.  The mere existence of a task force to handle "bimbo
RP>eruptions" in Clinton's campaign should have been enough.  That it
RP>didn't matter, and that so many continue insisting it's nobody's
RP>business, speaks to a profound lack of moral character on the part of
RP>the American voter, and I'm confident speaks to the desire of some that
RP>their own infidelity, or propensity for it, be acceptable by society at
RP>large.
 
     I am amazed at the public reation to that point.  In 1992 Clinton
went before the American people and made a passionate and emotional
plea to believe him when he said that the acusations of Gennifer
Flowers were false.  Despite the taped evidence she provided, he was
apparantly believed by the vast majority of Americans.
     Now, a few short years later, admist new pleas he be believed int
he face of damning charges of infidelity, he himself admites he lied in
1992.  Dole frequently used a phrase that ought be revived..."Where's
the outrage?"
     Personally I could care less if Clinton slept with every man and
woman in Arkansas.  It might affect my vote, though he would have never
had it to begin with based only on his political positions, but to
stand in front of the American people and lie.  I can't accept that and
it amazes me how anyone, anywhere, can continue to defend a man's
integrity after he has lied to them.  
     Where's the outrage?
RP>All this is a reminder that nations usually get the leaders they
RP>deserve.
 
      That is a horrible thought... 
        
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