> For a detailed asterisk account, I think Clinton is an abused child and
> hence (powerful)sexual presdator of the worst sort. I believe that while it
> is a necessary and inevitable part of US foreign policy to engage in war
> for oil, and that at some point the US will be in a much wider war over
> this, the current war is a contingency, it really is going on because of
> Clinton's terror of revealing or self revealing his poisoned psyche, and
> because he is doing all he can to divert attention from a carfeul
> examination of his relationships with women, always a telling factor
> anyway. Monica's mien launched a thousand warheads....
>
> As to the left, what in this helps us build a tactical and strategic base
> for next time around? What do people need to know in order to understand
> that they can comprehend and change their own lives? And just where are the
> progressive Steelworkers and the NEW AFL -CIO on this one?
>
> Happy Happy Merry Merry
>
> At 11:12 AM 12/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >At risk of just saying me too, I will say that I share many of the
> >sentiments which Doug writes here. On the other hand, however, the more
> >logical side of me says that if I was opposed to impeaching Clinton on the
> >articles of impeachment now being "debated" by Congress that I should
> >still be opposed to them now even after Clinton has once again shown his
> >true colors.
> >
> >I do think that the situation in Iraq provides an opening for the GOP in
> >terms of regaining the Presidency. If Clinton's policy towards Iraq is
> >not deemed as successful, then the Republicans will have a legitimate point
> >of contention with Clinton and will finally be able to say "sure we can't
> >do a better job of cutting social programs, enlarging the military, or
> >passing trade bills but you know what we are better imperialists."
> >
> >O.k. so they won't say it like that but the point should be clear.
> >Clinton was able to put a more progressive face on the presidency which
> >was needed in the wake of the LA rebellion (or riots), but now his purpose
> >and function (or that of people like him such as Gore) might be over.
> >
> >Micah
> >
> >On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Doug Henwood wrote:
> >
> >> Over the last few months I've found myself defending Clinton against the
> >> vile creeps who want to impeach him. Having written almost nothing but
> >> diatribes against him since 1992, this was a strange feeling. Now, after
> >> this attack on Iraq, I think the hell with him. I hope he suffers. Impeach
> >> the bastard, humiliate him. Make the U.S. look absurd in the eyes of the
> >> world.
> >>
> >> Doug
> >>
> >
> >
> Rich Gibson
> Program Coordinator of Social Studies
> Wayne State University
> College of Education
> Detroit MI 48202
>
> http://www.pipeline.com/~rgibson/index.html
> http://www.pipeline.com/~rgibson/meap.html
>
> Life travels upward in spirals.
> Those who take pains to search the shadows
> of the past below us, then, can better judge the
> tiny arc up which they climb,
> more surely guess the dim
> curves of the future above them.
>
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