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Something new about Bill (Sep. 16, '98)

Regular readers know my views on the political mess. I think Bill, Monica and Hillary would be archetypical characters in a daytime soap, with their self-obsession, character flaws, scheming minds and tawdry activities. Monica is not too young not to know better , Hillary is not a sweet abandoned victim . But I have learned something new about Bill.

First off, this is not a case of Puritanical lynching -- the fact is that lots of heads have rolled for sexual intrigue, from the regicides that happened in the beds of the kings' mistresses to the German ministers who had liasons with Stasa women. The only thing strange about this is that no one seems to be suggesting that Monica is a stooge of the Chinese or of the North Koreans or even of the Israelis. The worst thing that's being said about her is that she's a Beverly Hills bimbo.

Bimbo or not, the excerpts of the report I've read seem tawdry. Consider the tale of how she pursued Willie. Apparently, she told him she had a crush on him and showed him her underwear. Showed him her underwear . And he fell for this woman? How many 50-year old men will fall for a young woman who shows them her underwear, just like that?

It is sometimes the very intelligent who lack common sense.


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