Reply #31: Thanks. I'm disgusted with people who can't deal with complex individuals [View All]

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Having said all that, though, he's a Quisling for turning on Clinton on a moment of blatant partisan power grabbing, and even if his moralizing was sincere rather than opportunistic (which it may well have been, since his beliefs scorn adultery) he still should have stood by his party and CERTAINLY shouldn't have gone out of his way in a grandstanding and egocentric way to deride the president.

Much as I detest religion and the imposition of straight-laced morality on society as a whole, the fact remains that if you factor out this, his obvious vanity, blinkered support of Israel and his subservience to the insurance industry, the guy has been a reliable vote for most ideals we hold dear: the environment, workers' rights and social acceptance.

May he get the fuck out of the public realm and have a long and happy life.

For all the good he's done, he's done so much ill, and when the chips were down in '98, he stabbed a knife deep into the heart of decency while using decency as an excuse. If he cares about any of the progressive beliefs he's espoused over the years, he should withdraw right now; anything else is extreme narcissism. I think most of us know where he's going.

Sad.