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I get the feeling that a lot of people (here and of course elsewhere) are on one side or the other, and they don't really care what's right or wrong, they care about scoring points on the other side or defending their side from having points scored on it. If you attacked Clinton for wrongdoing in the Monica Lewinsky mess, then you've established at least that you expect honesty (and integrity) from the president. I did this. So did klg. Now the next president has committed dishonesty, and shown a lack of integrity. He's gone much further; he's shown a flagrant lack of commitment to the Constitution. I've denounced this. I do not understand why klg is not doing so as well if he has principles and standards for the behavior of the president. It cuts the other way, too. Many people here said that Clinton's scandal was entirely personal. When he wagged his finger and lied on national TV, he showed he was willing to abuse his presidential power to evade the consequences of his personal actions. That made it a national political issue. (How in the world can anyone believe a man who would do that, would NOT very possibly do other things, more important but less visible, to cover up his personal problems? You DON'T believe Clinton would have sold a nuclear weapon to Osama bin Laden if it would have allowed him to escape his national embarrassment and impeachment?) Those who are currently attacking Bush, but who defended Clinton -- at least it seems possible that Bush is *trying* to do something positive and in the interests of the American people. Even if he's misguided, he seems to be trying to defend the country from terrorists. Clinton was driven from the course of good governance by mere personal pleasure. It seems to me that both categories, of people who defend one president but attack the other, are motivated by wanting to defend their side and overlook it's shortcomings. I don't understand that, not on Grex. It annoys me much more when my side turns out to be wrong -- as Bush is now turning out to be wrong -- than when the other side is committing crimes and evil. I expect my side to be good; that's why I am on the side that I am.
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