Sweet Liberty
July, 1998
It is something of a miracle that the fate of the presidency hinges on sexual favors. The news of Bill Clinton's alleged dalliance with Monica Lewinsky sickened me at first, especially when everyone (from the news media to the parents at my son's basketball practice) let the gossip drown out discussion of all else in the world. I hated the right-wingers for their byzantine plotting and opportunism. The Wall Street Journal pretty much called for Clinton's impeachment just hours after the sex-with...
