Not satisfied to get off with a slap on the hand, Bill Clinton has transferred his outward, feigned regret at his actions into righteous indignation at those who had the audacity to stand up and point the finger at him. According to a New York Times article entitled "Clinton Vows Revenge in 2000, Advisers Say", written by Richard L. Berke and James Bennet:

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"President Clinton is so furious at House Republicans over his impeachment, his advisers say, that he has vowed to mount an all-out offensive to knock off many of his foes and win back the House for Democrats in 2000. "

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"Clinton was particularly angry at the House members managing the prosecution, according to his advisers, believing they have needlessly prolonged the impeachment trial. Most of those managers have seats that are considered safe."

What? He thinks the House Managers needlessly prolonged the impeachment trial? How's that? How many witnesses did they call? Three, who never even testified in front of the Senate. They presented their case in the time allotted by the Senate, and had nothing to do with prolonging the case at all, except in that they tried to get witnesses' testimony to resolve factual differences which appear between the President's testimony and those of multiple prosecution witnesses! As a matter of fact, I seem to remember that it was the White House which threatened that it would prolong the case interminably if witnesses were called. The total amount of time that Clinton could possibly rightfully claim that House Managers slowed the case was by three days! Clinton, you're lying to yourself again.

The Times article continues: "Another adviser who has spoken to the president about wresting back the House in 2000, said, "It will be a personal crusade." He added: "The man knows he's done wrong. But he also knows they should not have taken it to the extreme they have. He says: 'It's the unfairness of this whole process. These right-wingers who tried to undo the election.' "

Awww, did poor wittle president Clinton have to worry about his job for a few months? That's too bad... He don't know Jack. The Senate could and should have dragged things out more. They should have pushed for opening the trial up to all witnesses that either side wanted to call. But the public and the Democrats were bitching about how the House Managers and Republicans in general had an axe to grind. No matter what the House Managers did, they would be vilified for it by the Democrats. If they tried to have a bunch of witnesses, they were dragging out the case. But if they didn't, they were hosting a kangaroo court, trying to hurry Clinton's removal through the Senate, according to the White House/Democrassic spin machine. And, if Clinton thinks his punishment is over, he's wrong. I for one will be screaming to the sky and anyone else who can hear me that Bill Clinton is a degenerate, lying, self-absorbed, corrupt, deluded scumbag. Remember, folks, this guy isn't just the chief law-enforcement officer in the land, he's also got his finger on the nuclear button. How would you like your beloved Liar-in-Chief to go into a frenzy at, say, Iraq, and throw us into World War III? 'But those Iraqis were being so unfair before I turned their homeland into a glass parking lot! Oh, don't worry about those incoming nukes; someone will survive to rebuild the American way of life.'

The unfairness of the whole process. The only unfairness is that you're not sitting on your bum in Hope, Arkansas right now, where you can't do anyone but Arkansans any great harm. 'These right-wingers who tried to undo the election' also seems to include Senator Robert Byrd, the 'conscience of the Senate.' The Republicans, and specifically the House managers, had a right to try to undo the election. The only real shame is that they weren't successful. This man privately attacked Monica Lewinsky's character and would have continued had the blue dress not surfaced; he lied to hundreds of millions of people; he lied specifically and plurally to both a civil court and a Grand Jury; he enlisted his legions of lawyers, lackeys (Democrats), talking heads, and history professors to spread and legitimize those lies and then switch them to defending him when the truth got out; and now he's angry at how unfair those bad Republicans are being. This man is a living double standard.

And of course, the Fawners on Bill (FOB's--notice how close that is to another acronym, SOB's) must go along with the dog-and-pony show: "After these years of Ken Starr, people are more energized than I've seen them since the '60s and '70s," said David Geffen, the entertainment mogul and major Clinton supporter. Referring to Rep. James Rogan, a California Republican who is considered one of the most vulnerable House managers in 2000, he added, "Many of us are looking forward to spending time and money and effort to defeating James Rogan." The powergrab continues. Not satisfied to stick to his own business, a Hollywood executive is declaring war on a Republican. You wouldn't happen to be a Democrat, would you, Mr. Geffen? That's what I thought. Did Clinton promise you a post as an ambassador or something? Or are you really that gullible and blind? Wealth doesn't make your opinions any more valid, no matter how many commercials you fund, or how many Democratic front men you manage to shoehorn into Congress. Believe it or not, might doesn't make right.

And more: "He also is described as indebted to House Democrats for sticking by him and insuring that impeachment could not be called bipartisan." And lying for him, both before and during the impeachment proceedings, and continuing to do so in the future. And remorselessly attacking and immorally vilifying the House Managers in particular and the Republican Party in general (nevermind that some Republicans have come out saying they'll vote against impeachment because of a lack of intestinal fortitude). And refusing to see the truth, or being corrupt enough to recognize it and do nothing about it in expectation of future rewards from the president, which they are now getting. And committing every possible politician's cliche, on camera! 'Good doggies, now here's a Milk-Bone. Go fight over it.'

And, finally, "You don't want this to fall into the gloating category, that he already has a strategy to defeat these guys," the adviser said." But you've taken care of that by broadcasting it, Mr. Anonymous Source. Gloating ain't even the half of it. This is madness. The man can't even recognize that he broke the law; if it weren't for the fact that he hurt Chelsea and Hillary, he would think absolutely nothing of the last 13 months! I absolutely cannot believe that the American public is going to swallow this gigantic load of horse manure...but I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again...it pains me to think that there is a very real chance of that happening. This is a vendetta, pure and simple, and only goes to prove how unfit for the office Clinton really is.

-The Watcher (Let's go down the Communist check list: Buy up private enterprise. Check. Gather information on political enemies, and attempt to use it against them. Check. Nationalize and crony-ize medicine. Check. Vilify and punish those who have different points of view than your own. Check. Disregard the law if it doesn't fit your current needs. Check. Use a limited war to divert the people's attention from your corruption. Check. Manufacture and disseminate disinformation. Check. Trample on citizens' rights. Check. Yup, looks like we're all ready now. The hubris of this man is beyond belief.)