Students at the University of Virginia were recently asked about the president. They were highly critical of Clinton and many felt he should resign. It's very important to separate the president from the presidency. The presidency has a very special role in the United States. It's a symbol of many things.
Presidents are mortals.
So I would tell them not to judge our institutions or our country or our future by the personal behavior of a man who happens to be occupying the position at the moment. One hopes that the president will be a person with high values and good judgment. The occupant of the Oval Office may sometimes disappoint us, but we should remember that he's only human. It's the presidency, not the president, that we should revere. The state budget was good news for UC this year.