Clinton’s temptations
WHATEVER Bill Clinton's virtues may be, nobody ever claimed that self-control was among them. Even so, the latest sexual tales convulsing Washington are both dismaying and surprising. On January 21st it was alleged not only that the president conducted an affair with a White House intern—which by itself advances the “character issue” well beyond the realms of ancient history in Arkansas—but that Mr Clinton lied about the affair under oath and put pressure on the woman to do the same. These last charges, if proven, may be grounds for impeachment. At any rate, of all the charges he has faced up to now, these appear the most serious.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Clinton’s temptations”
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