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TwilightZone

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5. My very first sentence:

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 10:02 PM

Apr 2019

"Personally, I don't think the situations are comparable, in part because much of the public saw the Clinton impeachment for what it was, a solely political act."

Clearly, I agree with you.

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Clinton's approval spiked after acquittal and remained high the rest of his term. [View all] TwilightZone Apr 2019 OP

Apples and Oranges LiberalFighter Apr 2019 #1

booming economy, national debt paid off...lots of other issues in 99 nt msongs Apr 2019 #2

And really........ MyOwnPeace Apr 2019 #3

Impeaching him for lying about a consensual affair was ridiculous and people knew that. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #4

My very first sentence: TwilightZone Apr 2019 #5

Trump is no Bill Clinton. nt sarabelle Apr 2019 #6

The GOP didn't really pay a political price for it, either. nt ego_nation Apr 2019 #7

There is not one single man in America who cares if Prez gets his freak on KentuckyWoman Apr 2019 #8

"There is not one single man in America " TwilightZone Apr 2019 #11

They didn't care when it was Bill Clinton either KentuckyWoman Apr 2019 #13

and the since Harry Truman is actually misleading dsc Apr 2019 #9

Because it was a bs impeachment about a blow job, that's why. ecstatic Apr 2019 #10

A minor quibble with Lawrence. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #12

It's not arguable whether impeachment hurt the repubs - it didn't Bradshaw3 Apr 2019 #14

Clinton was popular, times were good and it was a bullshit case BeyondGeography Apr 2019 #15

The misdeeds in question are not exactly comparable, are they? shanny Apr 2019 #16