1998-12-03
You ever tell a lie? Me neither.
According to some theologians, the Bible itself does not condemn lying. The Good Lord knows that in some situations, lying is the correct thing to do.
"Does this dress make me look fat?"
"Are there any Jews in this house?"
"I'm slow and stupid and nobody will ever love me."
"This won't hurt a bit."
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
With all the talk about impeachment, an astonishingly absurd myth is being foisted upon all of us: that there is an established standard of moral decency to which almost all politicians adhere and that whenever anyone departs from this standard, they must be impeached.
The discussion is so absurd, it is mind-boggling. We have those Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee with a collective straight-face, proclaiming that they are going to punish the politician who lied.
They will tell you, of course, that Mr. Clinton lied under oath. In other words, it's one thing to lie in the course of your normal day-to-day activities as a congressional representative, but to lie under oath! Egads! Shriek! Sob!
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