HK wrote:

Obviously, the Republican "base" thinks nothing of sending people off to
die in a political war, but are horrified, just horrified, by the idea of
a blowjob. Or lying about a blowjob.


There's more to the Clinton story than a simple blowjob and lying about it.
The issue that is not often discussed is this:

Before the current policy of "don't ask, don't tell", homosexuality in the
military was cause for immediate discharge. The main reason was the
potential of those with access to classified material being blackmailed by
various operatives to get information. In those days, homosexuality was not
accepted in society like it is today and those of the persuasion kept it in
the "closet" to avoid public and even family humiliation. Those of us that
were in the military in the 60's remember the lectures well.

Clinton had a lot of world credibility to lose by having an affair with a 21
year old political intern. As a married man and as POTUS he was expected to
live up to a generally accepted standard of conduct as it existed then.
Having an affair with the wrong person could have easily made him vulnerable
to blackmail. According to Lewinsky, it was not a one-time event. She
claimed that there were at least 14 "meetings" and an exchange of gifts,
etc.

It's easy to downplay the nature of his conduct now, but at the time it was
potentially serious.


Eisboch