Hope springs eternal. Like a wrestler, President Clinton exhibits formidable acting skills. Perhaps so, but Clinton s in a class by himself. They ask why we criticize habitual lying. I ask why we tolerate it.
Many politicians render words that are the rhetorical equivalent of boiled okra.
They re very slick and even if one chews on them, they slip by offering little in flavor or ideas. Savvy pols always insert lawyerly escape clauses and qualifiers. Others deny their previous words or claim a misunderstanding. I contend that we want to hear only what our government can do for us, not what government must confiscate or borrow to provide it. Numerous contradictions illustrate our self-delusion.