That is plainly ridiculous. But we do seem to be confused about where to draw the line. After all, it was in the course of a lawsuit based on a liberal law, sexual harassment, that President Clinton sought to thwart justice. He was the defendant in a civil suit, who, when commanded to answer questions truthfully by a federal judge, chose to lie. Oh, we are told, that's nothing.
People lie all the time about sex.
A gentleman should do no less. For that matter, we should probably go ahead and remove perjury from the criminal code as well. After all, people lie all the time out of embarrassment about money, drugs, their HIV status and a million other things. There are as many rationalizations about lies as there are liars. It is President Clinton's singular contribution to American life that he has succeeded in lowering standards on vital matters of character.