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...think Ken Starr has done a lousy job, and I think he was wrong to pursue an investigation so far afield from his original mandate. But that's another story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That's Where He Lost Me | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...didn't come. No sooner did he accept responsibility than he shifted it, first to the "politically inspired" Paula Jones lawsuit, then, predictably, to Ken Starr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That's Where He Lost Me | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

Obviously, his instincts and principles tell Clinton not to quit, not to let the fanatical Ken Starr win. But principled resignation could be the one act of leadership that could save his own projects. Instead of draining energy from his party, his Vice President, his economic priorities, his country, he would reinvigorate them all. In this situation, further defenses further diminish him. With resignation, he would grow. He would be saying that the goals he fought for are more important than personal pride or prerogatives. He would change grudging approval and nagging doubts into open admiration. He would win back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leading by Leaving | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...living in comfortable times, and the long run of L'Affaire Monica is testimony to that, a deluge of chaff. Never before has so much been said by so many about so very little. After months of watching Mr. Starr get in and out of cars, and the famous footage of Mr. Clinton embracing the intern in the crowd, a person starts to value the right not to watch and not to care. What we now know is approximately what we knew at the start. He did it; we're sorry he did; he must be sorrier than anyone else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can We Get On to Something Serious? | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...price of serving him and his vision for America, now have major legal bills to deal with. And I suppose that Monica Lewinsky, in her pain, has promised herself never again to get romantically involved with a sitting President. And I imagine it has dawned on Mr. Starr that he may go down in history as a rather small and obsessive figure who spent $40 million for a stained dress. And I imagine that by now all of the Monicas in America wish they were Cheryls or Ambers. And the President's reference to a hot-blooded amour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can We Get On to Something Serious? | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

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