| Starting with the Man in the Mirror by MARK WATKINS Wednesday August 19, 1998 That Clinton lied to us is despicable but not impeachable. If Bill Clinton were an honorable man he would resign at once, but he is not honorable and so he won't. That's not his fault; it's ours. And there's the rub. After all, we elected the guy. The Constitution doesn't say we had to elect an honorable person. Or any other kind, for that matter. He could have been ugly or handsome. Rich or poor. Average or exceptional. Republican or Buddhist. Genius or drop-out. He didn't have to be God-fearing. Or married. Or white. |
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| The Constitution gives us the power to elect whoever we want. He or she
need only be a native-born American and at least 35 years old. That's it.
The Constitution leaves us free to set our own standards but makes us live
with them. So in November 1991 we heard "It's time for a change," nodded sleepily in agreement and elected Bill Clinton. He was handsome and slick (er, glib) and we liked that. We also were told that he's a sleaze, but we ignored the warnings. He spoke slowly and we liked that. "It's time for a change." Great, Bill. Enjoy. Gotta go now. The truth is Clinton's little TV "confession" was as close as he knows how to get to the truth. The only reason he got even that close is that Starr had him, rock solid. Clinton knew he was going down. Better he deliver the bad news than the hated Starr. So why aren't the Republicans gloating? And where are the Democrats' crocodile tears? The answer is, this story is not nearly over. Even Gingrich said so the day after Clinton's TV address. So where does this leave us, the American people? No, we are not left the victims of Bill Clinton, the liar, the sleaze, the betrayer. Hillary is. We are left precisely where we ought to be: in seat of U.S. citizenship. And if it pinches our butts right now, good; maybe we'll remember that pain come next election. Wise man, or fool? |
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