At 07:46 AM 1/14/00 +0800, you wrote:
This is interesting, seems like nobody on this list has a good word for
Clinton. The impression I had previously (as an observer from the distant
land of Oz) was that the American public were quite accepting of his wrong
doings. Is it just the composition of the list, are his supporters too meek
to voice their praises for him ?
Why the list seems mostly anti-Clinton is an interesting question, since as
you point out the majority of Americans are not. We could speculate that
folks who use manual cameras are conservative and resistant to change, but
that would put me in the same category :-)
I'm not meek but I refrained because as usual once someone makes a joke
about the president in the river sure enough it will 'degenerate' from
there--as it has.
I voted for him twice yet there are a number of things I do not like about
him. Although I disliked Reagan intensely I admit he had certain viewpoints
that he stuck to even if they were unpopular. Clinton is too much a
president of the polls, too willing to abandon his positions if the polls
do not support him. His health care plan was a perfect example. A plan with
no grand vision, merely a pastiche of ideas-du-jour that would never work.
As far as what I liked about him, the first thing that struck me is that he
was young enough to actually share some of my problems. He was the first
president to have a working wife, at least in my lifetime, and therefore
his struggles would be the same as mine, trying as they must to wrestle
with dual careers and raising a daughter. I had hoped that would translate
into better policy. The fact that he actually had sex was also a plus,
altho subsequent events have proven that he has it just a bit too much, lol.
In any event the fact that some bimbo persuaded him to accept half a blow
job is so meaningless as to be absurd. As we know many heads of state and
other powerful men routinely have mistresses and affairs. Almost half of
all married men have been unfaithful to their wives, so as they say let him
who is free from sin cast the first stone. It's so fascinating to watch all
these family values types like Gingrich, etc etc with their righteous
indignation when they themselves are divorced.
Sure, he lied under oath about it. So what? I would too. No one had a right
to ask him about his little shindigs--it's not relevant to policy or
national security. Many may disagree with me but again most Americans saw
it as a which hunt. Clinton has been continually under investigation so
some may say where there's smoke there's fire but the things he's been
investigated for are fairly trivial and blown out of proportion. Let the
investigators vote for campaign finance reform if they want real change.
While Clinton takes the heat for every conceivable thing his harassers will
not give him credit for an economy that's the envy of the world. Watch and
see. While the President does not directly set interest rates, by
appointing people like Rubin and Greenspan (he could have replaced
Greenspan had he chosen) and making it clear that he was serious about
deficit reduction, he set the tone in the bond market for the fall in
long-term interest rates which is in large part responsible for the current
national prosperity. Reagan used to talk that shit, but Clinton walked the
walk. In fact Clinton is accused of being a liberal, but he's about as
centrist as you can get, if not rightist. His support of welfare reform
made him no friends on the left.
Anyway, add me to the meek minority!
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