Jon Gabriel wrote: > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of John D. Giorgis > > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 12:46 PM > > To: Killer Bs Discussion > > Subject: Re: Seth Finkelstein on 16 words > > > > At 09:25 PM 7/22/2003 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Which of course is what > > this all about. So many Democrats turned a blind > > >> eye to Clinton's > > perjury > > > > > >But this is where you are precisely wrong John. No democrat > > defended > > > Clinton this. Not one said he was right > > > > > > Au contraire.... a great many noted that "any man would lie about > > adultery." > > > > Cite please. I'm unaware of any democratic or republican politico who > said 'What he did was right, and lying about it was expected and > acceptable.' Just because a late night talk show comedian like Bill > Maher says it doesn't mean he is speaking for the American people. >
The statement "Any man would lie about adultery" does not require that Clinton's actions were "right" and "acceptable", just understandable, and for most people, they were understandable. Being understandable only means that there can be some leniency in the punishment for one's transgressions, but they still remain wrong, and one still should be punished for them. The impeachment movement seemed to ignore this in order to pursue the maximum punishment available, and failed. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
