Posted on 11/27/2004 4:44:05 PM PST by Clintons-B-Gone
"Do you think having a president in a position to be blackmailed by foreign nations has any public policy impact?"
My guess is, he was being blackmailed by the Chinese all along. The impeachment was a warning shot, letting him know what kind of damage they could really do if they blew the whistle on him.
I think the senators knew this, and that is why they torpedoed the trial--to let the Chinese know we wouldn't let our government fall regardless of what dirt they had--which would all be sequestered in the infamous evidence room.
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