To forgive,
or not to forgive...President tells truth only when polls say he should
I voted for President Clinton twice, but that was in the days before I learned that he required a public opinion poll to help him decide whether to lie or tell the truth. Do you think he understands the meaning of the word "resignation"?Mary Lou Barker
(Via the Internet)
This nation's priorities are totally skewed
Let's see, we have homemade terrorists, foreign terrorists, child killers, rapists, pregnant teens, homeless people, plane crashes, the Soviet Union, Japan, chemical weapons, floods, hurricanes and the stock market. And now we're ready to forget all that because our president had "creative" sex and didn't tell us?Sueann Carter
Makakilo
(Via the Internet)
Hawaii congressional reps should chastize president
As a longtime Democratic Party member, I am ashamed at the lack of leadership. Honest and thinking people should ask themselves if they really believe that President Clinton's conduct and behavior is about party politics.Did his immoral and disgusting behavior with a woman less than half his age in the workplace (the people's house) have anything to do with party affiliation? Where are our leaders who govern by our consent? When will Reps. Mink and Abercrombie speak out against this man who is not fit for office?
They are curiously silent and devoid of principle. We deserve better.
Richard Garver
Kailua
(Via the Internet)
Congress owes the people an apology for Starr
Clinton has apologized. Now is the time for Congress to apologize.This Congress has led our country from record prosperity to the brink of a depression. It has chosen to stop the greatest nation in history at the peak of our prosperity so that the whole world can watch us wallow in the sleaze.
It was Congress, not the president or the people, that chose presidential sex to be its legacy, its crowning achievement and its moment in history. It was Congress that turned the reins of government over to Kenneth Starr. It was Congress that decided this scandal was the very best place to put our tax dollars.
The people never wanted this. Voters never asked for this. Most of us are no less ashamed of Congress than we are of the president. We think this investigation has the same smell that Senator McCarthy brought to his investigations in the '50s.
Robert Goard
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
(Via the Internet)
U.S. has bigger things to worry about than sex
Our embassies in Africa have been bombed, killing a number of Americans. North Korea has just shot a missile over Japan. The Russian economy is disintegrating. Yet, here we sit, like a bunch of fools, acting like this soap opera is incredibly important.America is committing suicide at a time when the world needs us. Our politicians are showing their cowardice. They run around condemning a man, implying that they are morally pure and have never, never made a human mistake. Get real!
The media are no better. They want you to believe that they are an unbiased window on the world. Hardly! They are market driven, and no matter what they try to tell us, they feed on controversy.
This president has led us well. Why should we let ourselves be led into chaos by the politicians and the press?
James Padgett
Puunene, Maui
(Via the Internet)
Everyone has sinned so leave president alone
I'm shocked at the release of the Starr Report on the Internet. I'm sickened and saddened that any American would read it. Starr sought to ruin the president and, after four years and millions of taxpayer dollars, he dug up the seamiest things he could find and released them before any rebuttal could be made. He showed his true colors.To those Americans who will doubtlessly get on a high moral platform as they simultaneously feed their salacious appetites, I ask what's the kinkiest, sickest thing you've ever done? The truth now; we'll subpoena all concerned. Now, put it on e-mail and send it to everyone you know -- family, relatives, business associates. Every last detail, no euphemisms. How do you feel?
Matthew Sisson
Mililani
(Via the Internet)
Clinton has already been punished quite severely
I am in favor of forgiving President Clinton, if he sincerely seeks forgiveness from the parties he has offended.The best way to show forgiveness to Clinton is for Congress to allow him to keep his position as president of the United States.
He has and will be paying the price for his thoughtless behavior through shame and guilt. At this point, no one is harder on Bill Clinton than Bill Clinton himself.
Rev. Rich Wilbur
(Via the Internet)
Clinton should be forgiven, but he is not fit to lead
Should the American people forgive President Clinton? Definitely! His adultery is between him, his wife and his God. But should we continue to allow Mr. Clinton to lead us? Definitely NOT!Even though our economy is better than it has been in a generation, and while he is probably the most popular president in recent history, his lack of judgment and absence of moral courage render him unfit to lead.
Clinton's lack of judgment was demonstrated by his belief that he, the most watched man in the world, could participate in an illicit sexual affair and not be found out. His absence of moral courage was demonstrated by the fact that he lied to cover his misdeed and tried to coerce others to lie for him.
Let's hope that our representatives have the courage to impeach and our senators have the courage to convict before the next crisis arises.
Michael VonTungeln
Kaneohe
(Via the Internet)
President has been allowed to mislead for too long
We live in a moral, essentially decent Christian nation under God's sovereign laws. But when individuals such as the Great Prevaricator, President Clinton, constantly lie, cover up and stonewall past and present misdeeds, it irks me.If company presidents, NCOs or military officers exerted their positions of power over underlings for sexual encounters and then perjured themselves about it, they would be fired, reprimanded and face possible jail time.
These sleazy behaviors have been a lifelong practice of Clinton. Now the American people can do the right thing as a pretentiously contrite president sends out his attack dogs to divert attention away from his own guilt by attacking those who report the facts and truth about his sordid misdeeds.
G. Sanada
Kaneohe
(Via the Internet)
Culprit has apologized so let's forgive him
Our nation is undergoing a crisis of credibility -- not just the credibility of our repentant president but also the credibility of a nation falling apart. It is a strong nation that can forgive its penitent president and still stand by him, even with his imperfections.Our president has gone through enough pain and disgrace. Why do we stand by and allow Kenneth Starr to throw salt on his wounds? We cannot resolve problems on a hurt-for-hurt basis. We must be bigger than that.
It takes a big man to apologize and admit that he did wrong, and an even bigger man to make the determination that it will not happen again.
Angeline Aniya
Wahiawa
Obvious smear shows desperation of GOP
The Republicans' efforts to unseat President Clinton by resorting to silly charades such as the Starr Report say a lot. They are desperate to recapture the White House and obtain a veto-proof Congress.This is a clear indication that the GOP has nothing whatsoever of a constructive and positive nature to offer the nation by way of effective programs. We need solutions to our many national problems, especially widespread public concerns about our future economic health.
How foolish many of us are to put any faith and confidence in wanna-be rulers like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell and their so-called Christian Coalition.
Reginald Jones
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