From the Introduction
Bill Clinton is completing the second year of his second term. Why not let these
matters go? Instead of keeping the nation's attention focused on scandals and
squalid acts, why not move on to other issues? Why not just look away?
The answer to these questions is that on Bill Clinton's behalf, in his defense,
many bad ideas are being put into widespread circulation. It is said that
private character has virtually no impact on governing character; that what
matters above all is a healthy economy; that moral authority is defined solely
by how well a president deals with public policy matters; that America needs to
become more European (read: more "sophisticated") in its attitude toward sex;
that lies about sex, even under oath, don't really matter; that we shouldn't be
"judgmental"; that it is inappropriate to make preliminary judgments ab ... read full excerpt from The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals ebook
