“The Lewinsky scandal showed the pattern of abuse throughout the Clinton administration.”
Exactly. Somehow libs miss the fact that Clinton was guilty of exactly the same thing as Nixon, obstruction of justice. Only Clinton was absolutely protecting himself from an underlying offense (a civil offense, against Paula Jones), whereas who knows what Nixon was protecting concerning the Watergate breakin, aside from his public image. The media still hasn’t convinced me that they know what the hell happened with the breakin. I’ve read convincing arguments that it could have been John Dean’s idea.
Anyway, my point is because of Nixon’s defense of a meaningless crime I have to sit through movie trailers with characters talking about democracy being at stake, whereas I’ll almost certainly never, ever have to sit through a Clinton movie that isn’t a thinly vieled love letter (like “The American President,” “The Contender,” or “Primary Colors”). Methinks Nixon’s problem was that he was smart enough to see the imperial nature of the president for what it was, whereas the rest of them (Bush included) hide behind false humility.
I take the Lewinsky trial as evidence of the same pattern of behavior that was used to silence the investigations into the other scandals. It is difficult to convict when there is perjury, destruction of evidence, and some refuse to talk (even going to prison to keep from talking).