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Bill Clinton’s Immunity
American Thinker
Amidst all of the attention being given to Hillary Clinton’s inevitable presidential run, there awaits a debate that must provoke intense and thoughtful commentary. The prospect of returning Bill Clinton to the White House tests our objectivity and risks widening the gap between those with and without privilege.
While president, Bill Clinton entered into a sexual relationship with an employee, showing flagrant insensitivity to the “power dynamics” underpinning their affair. He conducted liaisons in the White House which still strike notes of incredulity. When confronted by accusations, he twisted language with artful deliberateness and was able, quite remarkably, to set aside the internal strictures of conscience and personal responsibility.
These facts are not for debate but are now even more relevant. We should accept that his actions did not rise to the level of an impeachable offense, even taking into consideration his less than honest responses when questioned about them. It proved a miscalculation to have pursued that course as its failure has permitted many to imagine, mistakenly, that he has been absolved.
A prospective role for Clinton as a sitting president’s Richelieu trumps any argument that what transpires in a marriage is inherently personal and private. By acting as he did while president, Bill Clinton frames a very contemporary question.
