For candidate Clinton it was "the economy stupid," however the wise
say character does matter. Last night we had a lesson in character. It was not a lesson I
want to teach my children.If President Clinton now admits to lying
about something we have been told is a small matter, has he also lied about many of the
larger issues for which he is under investigation?
If a friend borrowed five dollars from you and then only gave excuses but never
returned the money, would you then loan him one hundred dollars? It would be reasonable to
assume that if he can not be trusted with a small amount, he could not be trusted with a
large amount. It is a matter of character.
Many of us, including our president, have had the privilege of committing our lives
exclusively to another in marriage. The marriage vows include the concept of
"forsaking all others." Telling your wife that you love her then living out your
lusts with another is not fulfilling that vow.
President Clinton has admitted, yet again, that he has failed to keep his commitments
to his marriage. Now he asks us to move on to matters that are more important. He is
saying that we should forget about the five dollars that he borrowed and now wants the one
hundred from us. Can we trust him? Has he proven his character?
It is a diversion to try to shift the blame for seven months of public scandal to the
special prosecutor. Kenneth Starr had to search for the evidence to prove that the
President lied. However, the President knew it from the beginning since he is the one who
told the lie. The expense of this investigation lies with the liar, not the
prosecutor.
