Clintonism, Monicagate and the budget

[Picciotto, Sol]

I hope I'm not intruding, but it seems to me that the various posts on
different aspects of these threads all weave around the central point. That is,
that various far-right interests have used Starr and Monicagate to ensure the
Clinton administration gets totally bogged down and has no prospect of doing
anything even remotely reformist. So the only response is to try to focus on
substantive politics. From that point of view, why was Hitchens even bothering
to get involved in giving 'evidence', but even more, why do we waste time
discussing whether he was right to do so?

We have the same problem over here, politicians and personalities only get in
the news for some scandal, and there is no coverage for any serious issues. For
days the lead item on the news has been the sacking of the England soccer
coach, and even that was not done over whether he is a good coach, but because
of a stupid and  offensive remark he made about reincarnation.

I'd like to hear more on this list about the Clinton budget, and what a really
progressive solution for welfare would look like

cheers

sol