Maybe I've just gone crazy.
Maybe I belong in the loony bin, but I've always had the opinion that our elected offices in this great nation should be reserved for only the most honorable of people.
Considering the visibility of these representatives, not only to ourselves but also to foreign nations, it seems that we would want people with spotless reputations to be in such positions.
Perhaps, I am in the minority, but I honestly don't believe scum or slime belong in these offices.
After all, these are people who will be role models for us and our children.
Every time I see Bill Clinton on television or in a newspaper I am still overcome with disbelief as to how he got elected — not just once, but twice.
It seems he truly has made a mockery not only of the presidency, but also of all elected offices.
I've come to the conclusion that we, the voting populace, don't want true leaders in our elected offices.
We want clowns to entertain us and smutty scandals to keep our eyes glued to the television in wild anticipation.
I'm sure that the eyes of many who are reading this very article are beginning to glaze over.
These readers must surely be thinking, "I'm tired of hearing about Bill Clinton. We all know he's a base person. Write on a different topic, please."
Basically, these readers fit the profile of the Americans who are tired of this topic and want to move on.
I can imagine these readers were also tired of the Monica Lewinsky scandal and just wanted to move on.
Yet, what I find amazing is that if the nation was so tired of the Lewinksy ordeal, why did "Monica's Story" become a No. 1 best-selling book?
Somebody was buying that book. Somebody obviously wasn't tired of the juicy details.
Were you the first in line to get your copy of the book? Just curious.
Now we have the presidential elections looming on the horizon. Several politicians have already announced their candidacy.
What I'm wondering is if character and high esteem will be factors once again.
Will the citizens return to high standards, or will we look for another clown?
I think most of us have had it with clowns. Notice how Bill Clinton hasn't endorsed Al Gore.
Humorously, Al Gore feigned indignation at this, but any idiot can see through this ploy.
Bill Clinton is not endorsing anyone because the Democratic Party knows that his endorsement is death to the endorsee.
Most of the people I know are tired of Slick Willy. I know many people who voted for him and are sorry they did.
We should be eternally grateful that we had a Republican Congress to keep Clinton and his power-hungry, Jezebelian wife from doing some serious damage to this country.
Remember the health care plan? That would've been a total nightmare and you know it.
With the elections swiftly approaching, I highly recommend that each and every one of us do some serious research into the candidates before voting.
A mindless vote is a wasted vote and most likely a wrong vote. For the love of all that is good and holy, please don't eat up the endless rhetoric of candidates who profess to "care about the children," "feel your pain," and so forth.
They don't feel your pain. Bill Clinton didn't feel your pain. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.
He probably had some serious cash flow as a child if he could afford to scamper off to Oxford while dodging the draft and smoking pot.
That doesn't sound painful to me. How about you?
Many readers couldn't care less about politics.
Well, I suggest you start caring. The reason we ended up with Bill Clinton is because people didn't care.
Talk about your wake-up call. Let's remember these past eight years and start readying ourselves for a wise vote.
If we continue to vote for the likes of Bill Clinton, then we may lose that right.
After all, the right to vote is such a precious thing to waste.