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More sinister in their implications for the nation are some clearly dishonest rationalizations, meant to sugarcoat dangerous policy making, as exemplified by Bill Clinton's releases of critical missile and nuclear information to the Chinese. In defense of his actions, Clinton falsely claimed that the technology was applicable to "peaceful" uses of space, such as the development of rockets for satellite launching.

Anyone with even an elementary knowledge of modern rocketry knows that the technology needed to launch a satellite is essentially identical to that used to hurl a nuclear warhead. Only the targeting information is different. And this truth was readily available to Bill Clinton. Yet he stuck to his story, and the media dutifully covered for him.

Throughout Bill Clinton's two terms in office, First Lady (now Senator) Hillary Clinton was his chief enabler, often going to the microphones to diffuse the latest lie or scandal. Hardly a stranger to such tactics, and perhaps the chief architect of employing brazen lies as a political strategy, she has over time assembled an impressive quantity of her own.

From her "cattle futures" scam to the mysterious disappearance/reappearance of the Rose Law firm billing records, Hillary Clinton ran the gauntlet of legal problems that would easily have sunk any public figure less adept at dancing away from the truth. And nobody in recent memory has been more flagrant in their taunting deflections of questioners than Hillary Clinton, who is probably best remembered for her sneering retort of "I do not recall," when queried about her dubious dealings by Congressional committees.

Bill and Hillary's political adversaries responded quickly to each ensuing outrage, but were just as quickly repelled by typical Clinton antics, from accusations of a "vast right wing conspiracy," to their spurious claims of the moral "high ground," while decrying the "politics of personal destruction."

For nearly two decades, the Clintons regularly dissembled with virtual impunity. But with the advent of the Barack Obama phenomenon, the liberal media no longer see any reason to disgrace themselves on behalf of the Clintons. And if Obama does clinch the Democrat nomination, an unbroken succession of petty lies and juvenile story telling may be the only sorry remains of the "Clinton legacy."

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Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern Wyoming. He has been active in local and state politics for many years and is a managing partner in Best American Buy (www.bestamericanbuy.com), an e-commerce business that markets products exclusively made in America. His contact information and archives can be found at www.chrisadamo.com

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Note -- The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, views, and/or philosophy of GOPUSA.

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