If you’re to the right of the Clintons politically, I assume you have no sympathy for these people. If you’re to their left, as I am personally, I’m guessing your sympathies ran dry a long time ago—when Hillary lost a layup election against a game-show fascist at the latest. But again, it comes down to the question of whether you can frame a guilty man—whether the “vast right-wing conspiracy,” accurately labeled as such by Hillary, has a point.
In his address to the American people, Clinton ultimately argues that this is a private matter, between his daughter, his wife, “and our God.” Is he correct in stating that these are the people to whom he owes answers, rather than a prosecutorial office initially conceived of to investigate what Hillary calls a failed land deal? Does his lawyerly bullshit—“It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is,” that sort of shit—neutralize the allegations against him? Was his attempt to kill Osama bin Laden a “wag the dog” situation, or a legit attempt to defend the nation? Is that a distinction without a difference, in terms of the president’s virtually unfettered ability to call down death upon his enemies? Can you sympathize with the devil? About the best thing I can say regarding this episode of Impeachment, and the entire series in general, is that it asks these questions without providing any easy answers.
I reviewed last night’s fascinating episode of ACS Impeachment for Decider.
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