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In reply to the discussion: So pissed at Kristen Gillibrand for saying Bill should have resigned [View all]thucythucy
(9,096 posts)in response to questions about his sex life, "That's none of your business" things might have been different.
Instead, he chose to lie about it to his cabinet, his staff, his wife and the nation, and eventually perjured himself under oath.
Anyway, once the full story was out I felt intensely disappointed in the man. I, and millions others, had contributed to his campaigns, volunteered many hours, expecting that once in office he would advance a Democratic agenda. In return I kind of expected him to keep his pants on for the duration. Great power--and the sacrifices of so many who worked to get him to the White House, and the vulnerability of those dependent on the social safety net--demanded at least some sacrifice on his part. I don't think asking him not to get blowjobs from an intern in the oval office was too much to ask. At least FDR had the good sense to have an affair with a more mature woman whom he could trust to keep his confidence. Someone he'd known well for years. (Someone whose husband apparently acquiesced in the affair). How penis-driven do you have to be to accept a blowjob in the workplace from someone half your age whom you know nothing about? How self-destructive even, knowing that the VRWC is already out to get you?
I supported President Clinton and had great hopes for his second term. Instead we got three and a half years of distraction. What a tremendous waste.