Thoughts on Monica

Even granting that the party finally responsible for all the sadness,expense and suffering of this sordid mess is Clinton, one cannot avoid reaching some kind of perception about Monica.I watched the softball interview for the full two hours. I saw Monica giggle. weep, lip-bite and search the ceiling for the " right " answer I watched Barbara adopt the empathetic look and the sickening overdone maternal posture.

I could not believe that in this era after all the learning,praying and moral articulation, a woman can ( on NATIONAL television ) speak of basic morals as if they didn't matter. It was as if truly adult and mature people understand that the Ten Commandments no longer apply and that God told Moses that after the year 1999, the tablets could be safely discarded.

This means that a modern woman can lift her skirts,show her heavy bottom with its racy lingerie and believe that this is just being " cutsie "--- merely a little game playing gesture!

If one were to limit the whole thing strictly to this sleasey couple, it would be simply a case of two immature and narcississtic persons indulging their shallow needs. But it becomes puzzling when we see that this is the PRESIDENT of the United States, the most powerful man in the world who has been called selfish,lustful, unthinking and reckless, who purports to be deeply religious and who " cares " deeply about others.And Monica? She fits easily into the naturalistic, anything-goes-as-long-as-you-don't- get-caught viewpoint. Her dismissal of her physical ( read sexual ) behavior with Clinton as just " affectionate " and normal is simply astonishing.

She did not have intercourse with Slick Willie and hence ( in her mind ) she did not have sex with him. Of course, she fully expected this ultimate expression of his love for her---in due time. One can quickly deduce from her interview that she is probably a woman with NO real morals or principles except the shaky ones of narcississm and hedonism. She apparently knows little of modesty which could correlate with her frequent statements about her own " low self esteem."

Why does she have such a poor self image? She did cavort with the American President ! And why does she flirt with older men? Particularly older men who are married and who have POWER? How is it that she can resolve a difficulty ( an unwanted pregnancy from another man--in the midst of her " relationship" with Bubba) with an abortion without a single thought of an innocent baby's life? How is that she will try to persuade another woman to lie in order to protect herself from possible inconvenient legal consequences?

She opines that Clinton is remorseful ONLY because he got caught. Otherwise, she implies, he would have gone on deceiving the world. But what about Monica? Does she show any real signs of remorse or guilt or regret? It doesn't look as if she does. She is sorry--not for moral discomfort---but because she has suffered from fear of imprisonment, public scandal and low class, trashy jokes. Is she upset because she " departed" from God's will and law?

She does show evidence of the " poor me" syndrome,nbsp; surfacing signs of the Spoiled Brat who at 25 years of age is immature,demanding and angry if she does not get her own way.

Probably, this is an indication of where we are in America today.This woman is a reflection of the pragmatism which dominates much of American life. Just consider what we see:

I thought it was a sad and revolting interview. The one positive I saw was that it bluntly shows the truth of the a-moral climate of our time. It shows sadly that the nonsense of the past 30 years has borne fruit. In the late 60's the avantgarde group ( read Liberal ) rejoiced that the thinking of the Monica and Bubba types was breaking through the crusts of the creaky older generation. But we do know that history is inclined to repeat itself and it might be advantegeous for us to look honestly at the damage which can be done if the selfish trend in all of us is not carefully appropropriately constrained. Or in other words just review or learn the Catholic teaching on Original sin.Some might find this fascinating,liberating and wise.

P.S. Monica revealed that she is learning knitting. Suggestion: Get a pattern for the 16th century male genital ornamented garment so popular with Henry VIII. It was worn outside the other garments.Make one for Bubba as a good will gesture with no angry feelings. But have the inner part made of iron and after helping him don it,put a lock on it and throw the key into the Potamac.