Bill Clinton was not the first politician to have an adulterous affair, nor will he be the last. Nor was was the first politician to be openly pilloried for such conduct. But the memory of the Starr report and the Tripp tapes and the whole mess are still too fresh for any politician, especially a Republican, to think that adulterous conduct is not going to matter. Already questions are being raised about the NYPD cops who routinely accompany the Mayor wherever he goes. Apparently, while the Mayor would be inside his Long Island love nest, the cops would be snoozing the night away in limos parked on the street.
Neighbors notice that kind of thing.
Imus and friends may be quick to whitewash the Mayor's marital peccadillos, but you can be sure that the issue will not go away. When this contest began, it was assumed that Mrs. Clinton would be the one to be haunted by an adulterous affair. Now that Rudy has a few issues of his own on that score, the issue is at the very least neutralized. Just one more thing for the Mayor to think about. All rights reserved.