the Clintons are the most corrupt politicians ever in the history of the US government

First, I am not saying that we must ignore corruption, rather I am stating that in the wording of the topic which is very important to take into consideration, the Clinton's are not the MOST corrupt politicians of them all. I will admit I am not a big fan of President Bush and I will prove that he is more corrupt than either of the Clintons in my fourth contention. Second, you are digging into the specific "corrupt" acts that the Clintons have done. No one politician is the exact same as another and therefore the truth of who is more corrupt by going off of one persons corruption defeats the entire purpose of this debate. Second, this debate as divvied away from what you have set it up to be and you have attempted to make it into a question of whether we should place either Clinton in any form of office. Third, under our form of government, one is innocent until proven guilty, or are you still living in the dark ages? Clinton was never convicted or proven to be guilty of the charges except for having sexual affairs and being impeached. His personal life has little business in the political realm and also, Nixon was also impeached and he is not considered the MOST corrupt politician of all time. Fourth, Bush has shown little remorse for being responsible for millions of deaths around the world especially in Iraq. It is just a political arena rather than an arena of morals. Bush justified going into Iraq on the outset because of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) and received his evidence from the Italians. In his State of the Union Address, he stated that this evidence was proof that we must intervene. Little to the knowledge of most Americans, weeks before the address was given, Bush had received notice that the letters were fraudulent. Then he claims that we must "stay the course" to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein. After that he states that democracy must be instated in Iraq to make things better when in reality the Iraqis don't want us there, democracy fails, and we have made problems worse. Now he claims for the purpose of stability. That is just a bunch of bunk! Oil, oil, oil, and more oil is the real reason so that he can make his friends happy and has been empirically proven time and time again. Fifth, I still only have to prove that there has been ONE politician who has been more corrupt than the Clintons. I can think to two. Benedict Arnold, and Aaron Burr. Both betrayed their country and attempted to sell America out to the British and Burr killed one of the most intelligent people of all time, Alexander Hamilton. Neither man holds any dignity, honor, or place in "good politicians". This is evidence enough to refute your topic entirely. Sixth, "Im suprised that you didnt try to bash Ronald Reagan- usually my liberal friends choose to bash him over and over." You assume I am a liberal when in reality I am a moderate looking for the best and worse qualities of people from the past, present, and future and weighing them together. Quite frankly, Reagan wasn't all that bad and has sure done better than other presidents. Seventh, If it is a debate of effectiveness on the Clinton's parts (which is where you are steering the debate), very few presidents can ever, EVER, boast about how strong their foreign relations are which is key in this day and age with globalization, free trade, and political interlinings'. Finally, cross-apply this to contention four, under Clinton we had NO national debt and we maintained trade and spending. Under Bush, we are currently under a $9.2 Trillion dollar debt that continues to increase. Eighth, Republicans have just as much fault as democrats and you are generalizing democrats as corrupt, not just the Clintons which means that you are imposing stigmatisms (which I am thoroughly against.) This is wrong because you must look to the individuals and it isn't my fault that you hate democrats. Ninth, There have been a schnikey load of politicians in America's past and by using an absolutist term, you are destroying the ideas of moderation which should be an automatic turn-off for anyone who reads anything you write. Tenth, I remind you again that all I have to do is win that one person has been more corrupt in the past than the Clintons to win this debate and I have provided three, Bush, Arnold, and Burr, pick your politician, they all three killed more people and have been proven to have done such than the allegations on either Clinton.