Okay, it's completely HIS business, and none of ours (including the phone call to Arafat?) then why does he lie about it? Why did he commit the felony of perjury for it? Come on, we're all adults here, right? Why did Gingrich resign, then? Livingston? Packwood? Gary Hart? No, it's pretty clear, Americans claim the right to expect certain behavior on the part of their political leaders particularly if we're going to entrust someone with foreign policy and the safety of the country. We have to be able to believe them when they assure us they're telling the truth. When they are caught not telling the truth (even about sex which could be called workplace sexual abuse) it should be bye-bye time, regardless of their political ideology. What a slam by democrats against Al Gore. No confidence in him to continue Clinton's policies? Sadly, Dan Quayle is a good conservative man but a lousy national politician. UPDATE: Quayle, visiting an elementary school for a photo op, was reading from cards and asking the kids to spell the words on the cards. The word, provided by the teacher, was spelled potatoe and when the kid spelled it potato Quayle looked at the card and said, What else? Reporters took it and ran with it from there. He's really not an illiterate guy, he just didn't realize he was in enemy territory. No excuses, he blew it and paid a dear price for it and is still paying it today, apparently. Could the teacher have carried out a dirty trick, the way those nasty republicans do? Anyway, the moral of the story is, if you're in enemy territory, always be on your guard, and teachers are enemy territory for republicans. Lesson learned. UPDATE: Yes, Ralph, I'd have been shocked if you wouldn't. 2nd UPDATE: One more thing: Clinton lied under oath in a deposition hearing in a legitimate lawsuit brought by Paula Jones. It wasn't about HIS right to privacy, it was about HER right to damages. It happens all the time in America, but because of his perjury, the suit was settled. What if he had been compelled to TELL THE TRUTH, like ordinary Americans? Next time I get sued, I'll just say it was all about sex, therefore I can perjure myself and it's nobody's business. BTW, they didn't have sex!
