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Mar 16, 2000 | Fresh feathers, Mr. Safire?
BY JOE CONASON
(03/14/00)
That the Clintons have been adept in dodging criminal prosecution isn't the same as being innocent of the charges. It's irrefutable that the Clintons have masterfully avoided prosecution and it's this fact that Conason seems to celebrate. Safire should apologize, but only for his underestimation of the Clintons' corruption and the thickness of political insulation it provided them.
-- R.M. Allen
It would appear to this reader that perhaps Conason wishes to apply for the position of "Secretary of Mishaps and Snafus" in the Gore administration should Gore win the election. For Conason to carry the water for the most corrupt administration in history continues to astound. It is noble to uphold the premise of innocent until proven guilty, but it is insulting to the intelligence of thinking Americans to continue to propagate the "dog ate my homework, so therefore you have no proof" defense that is the benchmark of the Clinton crime family.
-- Jim Caples
It takes a lot of guts to stand up for our current president. Come on Mr. Conason, you must admit that this administration has caused itself most of the problems it has faced. Safire reflects the thoughts of the majority and you the minority.
-- Les Cole
Once again, Conason has trouble following the bouncing ball. Justice for the Filegate criminals will not come from any independent counsel's report, it is going to come from the Judicial Watch lawsuit.
-- J.C. Moore
The fact that someone has been not been indicted or convicted does not establish their innocence. While the American legal system presumes innocence until proof of guilt has been established beyond a reasonable doubt, a legal presumption is not a fact except in the narrow minds of folks like Conason. If a criminal is very adept at covering his tracks and/or manipulating the justice system so as to avoid proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (eg., O.J. and the Clintons), his criminal cleverness can no more establish his innocence than a magician can pull a rabbit out of an empty hat, no matter how much people like Conason want to believe the illusion.
-- Richard Allen Vinson
Conason is technically correct. Safire should eat crow. It might also be surmised from the investigation of "Filegate" that the "smartest female lawyer on the planet" appointed an inexperienced idiot to run White House security. Hillary demonstrated a level of incompetence which clearly qualifies her for a Senate seat from the great state of New York.
-- Charles P. Reilly
Safire should apologize to his readers since President and Mrs. Clinton have been proven correct in their denials that "no evidence will be found" that they had done anything wrong.
-- David Russell
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