[427TJ]

Tom, Watergate was worse. The "malaise" of the '70s was due first to the long, hard slog of losing Vietnam with over 58,000 dead American soldiers and then Watergate just added to the downward spiral. Nixon did all he could do to obstruct the Watergate investigation, just as Clinton did with all of his "bimbo eruptions." Again, it's just my opinion, but I'd rather the president was "happy," shall we say, and the economy buzzing along instead of having a vindictive, paranoid president, bent on destroying his political enemies no matter what. I guess one man's burglary is another man's b___-job.

(I like Chris Rock's explanation of Monica-gate. He said that if Hillary had been "on the job," Monica wouldn't have stood a chance! Now that's just comedy genious.)

Monica went to Washington, and I quote her, to "get her presidential knee-pads" and she did. She knew a horn-dog like Clinton would oblige her and he did--and he was impeached. Hillary, like Bill, is a political opportunist, just as is every winning politician, and she decided to stay with Bill, probably to further her own ambitions. If you're not ambitious, you're not going to be the president.

The media surely did not give Clinton a "free pass." They covered Monica-gate with zeal! 24/7 zeal! All that talk about stained dresses and cigars--hell, the media couldn't get enough because they knew WE THE PEOPLE couldn't get enough! (The media moguls saw what a gratuitous nation wanted with the O.J. trial coverage, 24/7, and then Clinton just handed the 24-hour news media Monica-gate and the cable news advertizing departments went HOORAY!!!) (So did Republican fund-raisers.)

I'd bet that there is a large segment of the political Right that prays for another Clinton administration. I mean, it was FUN to go after them in the '90s--it made Rush a rich man--and Bill just kept on giving them more to feed on! A second (third, that is) Clinton administration would make cable news ad revenues quadruple overnight! Fox and all the other cable channels would shout "YAHOO, now we can fill the 24-hour news cycle!" Funny how people can make lemonade when given lemons.

Nuch, we seem to do politics here in the Lounge section. If guys didn't post silly political stuff then maybe the Lounge would be more about silly jokes or videos. (Who started this anyway...) We're all entitled to our opinions and others are entitled to rebuttals. Think of it as being fair and balanced.

Not to worry boys, I really don't think Hillary has a chance. She's not Bill. People miss Bill. They miss him because he had sex-appeal and charisma and he was smooth in front of the camera--he still draws huge crowds all over the world. Hillary makes people react negatively, trust me. Certain parts of the Democratic party might want her in the White House but they don't realize that it's Bill who they want back in the WH. Oh, and if Hillary does get elected, she'll push Bill out the door and say, "It's MY show now!"

Relax, it's gonna' be Jeb, I can feel it.