It is the job of parents, family and religious institutions to teach those values. The morals of society should not be anyone's political agenda. Those who persist in following the perjury route will be bringing shame to our nation. Legally, perjury charges are subjective and a matter of semantics. If the media and Ken Starr continue the current path, the nation might as well start ordering scarlet A's by the score and mandate that all on the Washington scene who have ever, by thought or deed, been guilty of any indiscretion bear a scarlet letter on their chests.
Sexual indiscretion is a private matter, the business of the people involved.
The Orrin Hatches and Pat Robertsons of Washington are more of an embarrassment than the actions of President Clinton. As they speak and condemn, they are embroidering the detail work of the scarlet A. Sex in the White House should be left to Hollywood and should not be paraded in our news reports. The sad truth is that if the media now drops the Clinton story, the most recent breed of media stars, the new experts, the commentators, the visitors to talk shows, will have to go back to their former lives, out of the public spotlight. Starr and the media are crippling our nation, making it look weak, petty and foolish to the rest of the civilized world. Bill Clinton is reaping the rewards of liberal legislative excesses.