This letter is in response to Jonathan Williams’ letter in the Sept. 17th Daily. Mr. Williams, I have to say that I do agree with you in being tired of this whole “zippergate” scandal.

Although, the last time I studied government, the president’s job was to keep the economy running, commanding the military and vetoing legislation.

Don’t get me wrong — I am not a Clinton supporter, nor am I even a Democrat. I do agree with you and the rest of the country that lying is wrong. But let’s look at what is being lied about.

Did President Clinton lie about accepting money from the Communist Red Army of China? No. Did President Clinton lie about dodging the draft so he would not have to serve in Vietnam? No. Did President Clinton ever lie about smoking pot? No. Did he lie about having an extra-marital affair? Yes.

Somehow, I just don’t see the importance of this act in relation to what he actually admitted to doing. Is President Clinton the first married man to lie about having an affair?

He is probably the first to be asked by a nation if the affair occurred. It was widely known that one of the nation’s greatest presidents, Kennedy, had numerous extra-marital affairs.

The difference is that Kennedy was having affairs with some of the most famous and beautiful women in the world.

Clinton’s biggest mistake is that he committed the act with a slightly overweight, brunette intern rather than Cindy Crawford or Jenny McCarthy.

Have we become so complacent and desensitized that our own problems (drugs, racism, homelessness, and declining educational standards) have become so routine and boring that we need to spend tax money to find out whether or not our president had oral sex with an intern?

I often remember my grandfather saying, “What this country needs is a good war!” I used to think that was a terrible thing to wish for, but with the current views of the people of this great nation being taken into consideration, maybe we need something to get back on track.

Lying is wrong, and action should be taken; if not to punish the man, then to set an example for the youth of our nation.

My main concern is how one act of adultery was moved to the top of the list of our ever-growing problems.

If someone is going to ask our next president if he ate the last cookie in the jar and he says “no,” are we going to ask for impeachment, or will we decide that the cookie is insignificant compared to the other problems our nation is experiencing?

Kyle Kelso

Senior

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