I've always wondered why Tripp was made the Bad Guy in all of this. She wasn't the one snapping her Thong for the President and giving BJ's under the Desk in the Oval Office. She listened to Monica blather on and on about her affair with the President and finally, when she couldn't stand how STUPID this young girl was, she started to tell her that she was being used. Yes, she did tape those conversations eventually. Yes, she did betray the confidence eventually. BUT...would it have been better to let Clinton get away with this? Would it have been better to let Hillary handle Monica in her own way? I don't think so. I think Linda did the right thing. I also think she was treated terribly both by the White House and the Press. She was not the guilty person in all of this. CLINTON and Monica were. I wish Linda all the happiness in the world..she earned it!
In terms of Clinton she did the right thing but not in terms of her friend.
I would not make her out to be a hero though.