Bill and his ladies. Whenever he seems to have everything under control, another horse-faced nobody pops up and says Clinton tried to do her. But should we even care? I guess the real question is, does the President’s sexual history have anything to do with his politics? It’s a hard question. On the one hand, no man should be using his power or influence to take advantage of women. But I’ve got to say, don’t you think that maybe these real lookers he’s hooking up with aren’t getting a kick out of shacking up with the leader of the free world? Who is getting what from whom? Even if Clinton really did do what Gennifer, Paula and Monica say, they are still instantly rich and (in)famous. The only story of any real importance is the Paula Jones scandal. If she is telling the truth, he tried to coerce her into sexual activity by intimidating her and hinting that her job might be in peril if she didn’t obey. That makes him a sexual aggressor who should be punished. His other infidelities do nothing to improve my opinion of his character, but to be honest, I’m more concerned with his leadership ability than his love life. Let’s face it, politicians just aren’t the most faithful people. Show me one president who never had a woman on the side and I will show you one president who was gay.They’re saying now that Clinton admitted to an affair with Flowers, which means he blatantly lied during his campaign. So what if he did? The scandal was completely irrelevant to his qualifications as a president, but he would have sacrificed his campaign if he had admitted to the affair. What’s he supposed to do? And you’ve got to be a little suspicious about who talked these women into coming forward. It’s obviously all political, and if Americans are stupid enough to impeach the president because he lied about having sex with women other than Hillary (hmmm) then let them get stuck with good old Al Gore in office.The only people I’m concerned about here are Hillary and Chelsea. To add to the embarrassment that their husband or father is not a particularly good president, they have to deal with annoying reporters asking about his nasty sex life. Ewww.Instead of picking on Clinton because he’s (however inappropriately) sowing his wild oats, why don’t we pin him on the real issues? There are certainly plenty to chose from. How about his oscillating between liberalism and conservatism? Basing his political ideology on how the polls read? Reversing himself on policy issues such as trade with China and revamping the IRS? Taking a weak stand on abortion? Shady campaign funding? Whitewater? It kind of makes you wonder if this scandal isn’t just a smokescreen to divert our attention from something really serious. With all of the political garbage politicians are pulling, why don’t we stop worrying about sex and start worrying about our country? I know mudslinging and scandals have been going on since our nation’s birth, but maybe if we stop giving it any notice, the media will stop putting it in our faces. I’m tired of reading about Clinton’s latest affair when it has nothing to do with his executive ability.If we are going to hang out his dirty laundry, let’s at least leave out his boxers.
Jessica Weeks’ column appears on Mondays.
