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...elections to pass a massive, old-fashioned, pork-laden, budget-busting spending bill last week. The rallying cry was, "Take care of your district!" Meaning, "Protect your seat!" In district after district where Clinton is running plenty strong atop a buoyant economy, the President is a Wizard, a witch doctor, the guy with spooky, powerful voodoo; he can outlive, outlast, outmaneuver anything, even multiple, degrading, humiliating sex scandals. The G.O.P. members see the stories and then look at his numbers and look back at the stories and their heads just spin. What does this guy eat? they wonder...
...flaunt their sexual orientation. But the number of personnel kicked out of the service for being gay soared from 617 in 1994 to 997 last year. The Pentagon says that 80 percent of those removed in 1997 declared their homosexuality; they "told." Gay-rights groups instead pointed to witch-hunts by overly zealous officers. Defense Secretary William Cohen apparently thinks they have a point, and he is expected to approve new guidelines shortly to ensure that the policy is implemented fairly. Commanders will have to get permission to investigate from military legal authorities. Also, inducements for implicating others...
Special Prosecutor Starr is portrayed as a witch hunter by the media. But his investigation has led to indictments and convictions. More will come despite consistent stonewalling. The independent-counsel law is badly written, but it was passed by a Democratic Congress and extended by a Democratic Congress. It is now being used for "witch-hunts" against Democrats. How tragic. DAVID M. HERRING Rockport, Texas...
There are countless other issues entwined in this mess of presidential proportions. Kenneth Starr might be praised in some circles for his role in uncovering the scandal. He shouldn't be. He extended the purview of his office far beyond Whitewater into the realm of a witch hunt. The Republicans, unusually quiet on this issue, may seem untainted by comparison with this disaster. Don't forget that their Speaker of the House prevaricated to the Ethics Committee about his shady book deals and that they have allowed their lobbyists to stand on the edge of the House floor, writing...
...there weren't enough twisted drama in all this, coming next into your living room is a heavily promoted Fox interview with the dynamic duo whom Rosenberg calls Snow White and the Wicked Witch: Nancy and Tonya...