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Hillary Clinton says in a British interview that she feels sorry for Monica Lewinsky.

She said there were "so many victims" of the Lewinsky scandal, which she blamed on her husband's political enemies.

"These people were willing to destroy anyone in order to end my husband's presidency," she said. "And they continued it, even to the point where they were willing to subvert our Constitution to try to end his presidency."

This is totally consistent with liberalism. No one is responsible for their own actions, but just victims of a larger system they cannot control. It wasn't Bill's actions that caused the Clinton's problems, but his enemies that caused them. This is the same thought that goes into their ideas behind social spending and crime reduction. No problems originate with the individual. They all begin with the defects of the system. If we could only perfect that system the problems would melt away.

It is only natural that they would eventually use those excuses designed for criminals for themselves, once they became the criminals. Only, I don't think any real journalist should let Hillary or Bill say the impeachment was a way to subvert the constitution, even if partisan forces were behind it. Impeachment is a cornerstone of the checks and balances system designed in the constitution. It’s the only way to remove corrupt public officials. A good reporter should immediately call to attention the constitutionality of impeachment, and then ask them to explain this charge. Does the the constitution not apply to them?

Yes, Bill had enemies, but so did every other President in American history. The difference was that Bill Clinton, through actions of his own, gave his enemies the ability to come after him. They used the Constitution the way it was designed. If he wasn't corrupt, he wouldn't have been impeached. To say it was just about sex is to ignore Clinton's general disregard for the law. The desire to solve every social problem the world has created is not a defense of illegal behavior. Since Clinton escaped removal, the bar of acceptable corruption has been lifted even higher.