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Not only are the Republicans more culpable for 911 because it happened under their watch, but MORESO for the way they witchhunted President Clinton over Monica Lewinsky while Clinton was President.
The Republicans ARROGANT attitude that they could control what the President could or could not do during Clinton's final two years in office DIRECTLY contributed to 911. If I were a family member who lost someone in 911, I would name key Republican officials from the Clinton era in any lawsuit that I filed. Then once it came out the lengths the Republicans went to to force all eyes on Clinton and away from managing this country, we could finally write a truthful chapter to the last years of Clinton's term. Certain Republicans put their own spiteful, heinous ways over the good of the country.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/01/30/poll/
(the link is better than my cut and paste)
Poll: Stop Probing Clinton-Lewinsky Allegations
Despite firestorm, Clinton enjoys an all-time high approval rating
By Keating Holland/CNN
poll
WASHINGTON (Jan. 30) -- Although half the country continues to believe that President Bill Clinton had an extramarital affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, most Americans do not want to see any further investigation into these matters, according to the latest CNN/TIME poll.
Only 40 percent of people surveyed want the current investigation to continue. One reason is that 53 percent of the public says that allegations about Lewinsky are interfering with Clinton's duties as president. A full 68 percent approve of how he is handling his job, a personal best that matches the highest approval rating Ronald Reagan ever posted.
Another reason why Americans oppose further investigation is that most feel that even if Clinton had an affair and tried to cover it up, that would not be as bad as what Richard Nixon did during Watergate.
Meanwhile, six out of ten Americans believe that independent counsel Ken Starr has gone too far in investigating Clinton's sexual behavior, and the public is split over whether Starr has acted responsibly.
The survey of 1,016 adult Americans was conducted Jan. 28-29, and has a margin of sampling error of +/-3 percentage points.
Here are the numbers:
Investigation Into Lewinsky Allegations Should...
Continue
Not continue
40%
57%
Investigation Is Interfering With Clinton's Duties
Agree
Disagree
53%
44%
If Clinton Had Affair Tried To Cover It Up
Worse than Watergate
Not as bad as Watergate
About the same
6%
54%
34%
Did Clinton Have Affair With Monica Lewinsky?
Yes
No
54%
38%
Starr Is Going Too Far In Investigating Clinton
Now
Jan. 22
60%
51%
Has Starr Acted Responsibly?
Yes
No
43%
43%
Clinton's highest approval rating
Why is Clinton's approval rating at an all-time high? Americans are more positive about the state of the nation than they have been at any time since 1974.
Seventy-nine percent say that things are going very well or fairly well in the country, a higher level of satisfaction than at the end of the Persian Gulf War, during the good economic times of the Reagan Administration, or any other time in the last quarter-century.
As a result, Clinton's approval rating has grown by a remarkable 16 points in the past week, and his favorable rating has rebounded to precisely where it was before the allegations concerning Lewinksy first surfaced. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's favorable rating has risen slightly since last week, but nearly half the country has an unfavorable view of Lewinsky.
Still, Clinton's popularity may be temporary, pending further developments. If evidence shows that Clinton lied under oath about his affair or tried to get Lewinsky to do so, most Americans think that he should resign from office.
How Are Things Going In The Country Today?
Well
Badly
79%
20%
Clinton Favorable Rating
Now
Jan. 22
Jan. 14-15
60%
50%
60%
Favorable Ratings
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Favorable
60%
59%
7% Unfavorable
36%
32%
48%
Should Clinton Resign If Evidence Shows That He...
Had an affair
Lied under oath
Obstructed justice
Yes
34%
60%
66% No
61%
35%
29%
State of the Union issues
As for the issues Clinton raised in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, only 23 percent of the public says that any potential federal budget surplus should be completely set aside for strengthening Social Security, but an additional 39 percent say that most of that money should be set aside for that purpose.
Only 30 percent say any surplus should be used to lower taxes.
Six out of ten Americans would support using U.S. forces in a U.N.-sponsored military strike against Iraq if Saddam Hussein does not agree to allow U.N. teams to inspect potential weapons sites. But only 38 percent would support a unilateral U.S. strike.
Only one in five Americans believe that if Clinton orders a military strike against Iraq, he would be doing so to divert attention from the Lewinsky allegations.
How Should Surplus Be Spent?
All for Social Security
Most for Social Security
Most for tax cuts
All for tax cuts
23%
39%
18%
12%
U.S. Military Strike on Iraq If Other Countries Participate
Favor
Oppose
60%
33%
U.S. Military Strike On Iraq Without Other Countries
Favor
Oppose
38%
54%
In Other News
Friday Jan. 30, 1998
? Tripp Says She Heard Lewinsky On Phone With Clinton
? Indictment Looms For Buddhist Temple
? Pandora's Web?
? Judge: Secret Service Agents Do Not Have To Testify
? Text of Linda Tripp's Statement
? Another Odd Episode From Lewinsky's Love Life
? Republicans Speak Out On Clinton Controversy
? Second 'Near-Miss' Involving Air Force One
Poll:
? Stop Probing Clinton-Lewinsky Allegations
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blame it on the losers in the planes.
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Lets say you were on the plane. As I understand it, the "hostages" did not know who was flying the plane, plus they were told by the hijackers that they had bombs.
Being "heroic" when you don't know the intention of the hijackers would be incredibly selfish because one would be risking the lives of the children, women and men on the plane.
If the pilot were injured and removed from the cockpit, meaning the plane was being flown by the hijackers, then that could possibly be motivation to not let one's fate be decided by a hijacker flying the plane.
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Well the Republican spin machine has tried to blame the Clinton administration for 911 via a stupidly thought out "docudrama" that ABC aired on the 5th Anniversary of 911.
I warned about this possibility when I first posted this topic over two years ago.
