Polls show that, yes, the vast majority of the public disapproves of Clinton's affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, but they seem unwilling to act upon it. The American public has no stomach for resignation or impeachment. The majority feel that to acquit Clinton is best. They are willing to tolerate two years of potential governmental inactivity with a lame duck, rather than go through the bruising battle of proof and counterproof, to no end. And this is a good thing.
Inaction is action, after all.
Keeping Clinton in office, weakened by censure both personally and politically, may bring its own valuable consequences. Clintons excesses after all, have been festering and are not his alone. The End of Charisma Perhaps now the American public will finally break its serious addiction to selecting charisma as the most desirable quality for elected officials. This plays out in any number of hypocrisies. We look for a Renaissance man, a matinee idol, a cowboy, but one who can withstand the allure of women who fall at his feet.