Re: Clinton's fake apologies (fwd)

[Michael Motyka <mmotyka@lsil.com>]

Petro wrote:
> 
> At 11:50 AM -0500 9/21/98, Michael Motyka wrote:
> >Starr's base approach to justice is the opening shot of what I hope
> >turns into an all-out scorched-earth battle. Let 'em all fall down. I'm
> >just afraid that when it's over the only people who will be willing to
> >run for public office will be truly dangerous people who have no respect
> >for liberty not of their own definition.
> 
>         Which is different from today how?
> 
In spite of their <numerous?> shortcomings, many of today's politicians
in both parties seem to be fairly pragmatic, 'middle of the road' types.
If the only people who can pass muster under the emerging standards are
religous fundamentalists then we will have a Bill of Rights under attack
problem that is another order of magnitude greater than we have right
now. Scares me because while I'm pretty much a live and let live sort,
some of the fundamentalists I've known are not very tolerant. 

Mike