Those in both parties who opposed the immorality of President Clinton did not try hard enough to make this a bipartisan examination but too quickly moved into a partisan mode. Republicans cut themselves off at the pass by letting Clinton make it a partisan issue. Meanwhile, President Clinton recognized that if he could delay long enough the public would get tired of this. Ultimately we as a people get tired even of favorite television shows, commercials and advertisements. Similarly, there s scandal fatigue and that helped President Clinton survive the scandal.
History often is the best predictor of the future.
Let s go back to the Harding scandals. If Kennedy had served longer, I might have ranked him even higher on the immoral scale. Johnson was a gross man personally, but among his most flagrantly immoral acts was how he treated the American people during the Vietnam War. Richard Nixon stood high in the list because of the cover-up and lying. We may be seeing history repeat itself.