Show We Now Return To Your Regularly Scheduled Program By Nathan Nelson Opinion Editor Its It's an awful lot of fun to be back in the saddle I missed it After a short hiatus in which I got married and my wife and I started our lives together I have been afforded an opportunity to write for forthe forthe forthe the Horizon again Take my word for forit forit forit it its it's great I suppose I vainly hope some old fans of A Hole in My Soul are out there and Id I'd love to hear from you Well fans might be a little too emphatic a description Along with love to hear from you Anyway like any young married couple could tell you my wife and I dont don't have a very big entertainment budget Consequently we try and find ways to amuse ourselves that dont don't cost a lot of money Unfortunately in the last few months there has been an increasing political presence influencing one of our favorite free cost-free activities Now politicians are politicians and they like having a say in everything everything everything every every- thing that goes on But I dont don't care how much sway the President of the United States has there are certain activities my wife and I enjoy y that he shouldn't be a part of T To quote th the Prez himself they are private I am speaking of course of watching television Lately it seems that Bill Clinton is all over the boob tube Ha Ha No pun intended of course I stopped home for lunch the other day and live coverage of the Senate impeachment impeach impeach- ment hearings were on Not surprisingly it was like watching six hours of boredom in fifteen minutes Later that night the State of the Union address preempted pre empt ed Just Shoot Me What is this world coming to President Clinton is not one of my Friends Ive I've never seen him hanging hanging hanging hang hang- ing out with Its It's true that television is a great source of information But Km ym m certain the majority of Americans watch it for entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment purposes myself and my wife included And if Clinton's popularity popularity popularity pop pop- ratings are any indication the public just doesn't care about the proceedings anymore In fact most people just want the whole thing to tobe tobe tobe be over and done with So the obvious question is should we impeach the president Its It's not a very easy one to answer for several reasons First off while perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps not officially documented its it's true nonetheless that other presidents had their own extramarital affairs They too undoubtedly lied about them The idea that John F. F Kennedy had relations with other women is well accepted enough that its it's a joke anymore The rumors about Thomas Jeffersons Jefferson's trysts with women he owned as slaves have v been around for years I remember my history teacher talking about them during sophomore year of high school It would be unfair of us to wink and nod at one man maci and prosecute another for the same things I completely completely completely com com- understand that Bill Clinton is supposed the be under the gun for lying and not cheating but its it's all part of the same process If there was no interest in what Clinton did behind closed doors there would never have been an investigation in the first place He wouldn't have had to lie if we didn't really want the truth impeachment Anti-impeachment proponents speak and write about maintaining the dignity of the presidency and showing a unified front to enemies of the state These are very valid arguments that should warrant seri seri- ous consideration Yes its it's true that our nations nation's president couldn't keep his cigar to himself But is it worth shaking the foundations of the government government government gov gov- to punish him for it On the other hand for years weve we've seen a nationwide attempt to resurrect the ideal of family values Part of that phil philosophy sophy is understanding understanding understanding under under- standing and taking responsibility for our actions Lawmakers have wisely decided to avoid creating legislation legislation legislation leg leg- governing sexual relations between consenting adults mostly because each individual will have a different set of beliefs This in mind moral and religious minded groups have started to speak out more and more about bout maintaining maintaining maintaining maintain maintain- ing the family unit Accepting the consequences of our actions Words like Fidelity Respect and Love are wielded with great frequency If all we give the president is a proverbial slap on the wrist then what kind of message does that send to the public Will it be a green green light to all would-be would cheaters who cant can't seem to get past that last s shred red of conscience What does it say to the next generation generation generation gen gen- of Americans who are suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly introduced to the concept p of Iii Iii- oral sex between multiplication lessons This should also be of gravest concern Its It's tough to predict the outcome of this one Personally I didn't even think the issue would make it out of the House so Im I'm not going to start second guessing the Senate There are plenty of logical arguments for either side But I think when you look with an eye to the future of the country then the very best thing would be beto to remove Bill Clinton from office Now I dont don't s say y that because Im I'm some ultra-conservative ultra impeach- impeach cost at-any-cost Republican In fact myown my myown myown own political views tend to be more liberal in nature It gets even worse I actually like President Clinton Hes He's helped minorities and been good for the economy But America needs a message of responsibility more than a message of leniency It needs to be done not as much for Clinton's sake but for all the cheating spouses and pregnant pregnant pregnant preg preg- nant teens and deadbeat dads It needs reeds to be done because it has the potential to strengthen families and improve moral character If for no other reason do it because American taxpayers have already shelled out millions of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars to get it done After all the time and money that has gone into this Id I'd hate to see it end with no resolution resolution resolution tion whatsoever Besides and this is just my opinion opinion opinion ion but its it's been years since the thelast thelast thelast last impeachment and its it's high time we ran someone out of the White House At the very least keep him out of the Oval Office That being said I guess Ill I'll have to go home and watch the Senate hearings Its It's history in the making or so Im I'm told |