Well, for starts, I don't think it matters if he's telling the truth on this one or not. He's an exceptionally intelligent man, and exceptionally skilled with words no matter what you think of him, so regardless of the truth of his statement, I believe he knows _exactly_ why he's saying it, and I'm offended pretty much equally regardless of its truth -- although if it's a lie it also reflects more negatively on us as a culture, because chances are this is somehow what a lot of us wanted to hear (I mean, the man polled more than any other president ever, he has a decent if peculiar grasp of public sentiment).
And of course he's a manic glory hound (I think the manic part is actually the most accurate of those words, as an aside). He wanted to be president, he was president. How could he be anything else? He's also a man pathologically driven by the need for absolution and will say anything to get it, which I find far more pathetic than anything else (it's also why I believe he painted himself into a corner -- I believe the whole sorry mess provided him with some peculliar that his mind learned to need along the way).
Anyway, I'd be fine with him relegating Monca to floozy status. If he'd said, "you know, it was a damn trashy thing to do and we both thought it was funny and I've no idea what we were thinking." Or "You know, she made me an offer it was hard to refuse." Whatever. I'd far rather she be a tramp than invisible.
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Date: 2004-06-19 06:30 am (UTC)And of course he's a manic glory hound (I think the manic part is actually the most accurate of those words, as an aside). He wanted to be president, he was president. How could he be anything else? He's also a man pathologically driven by the need for absolution and will say anything to get it, which I find far more pathetic than anything else (it's also why I believe he painted himself into a corner -- I believe the whole sorry mess provided him with some peculliar that his mind learned to need along the way).
Anyway, I'd be fine with him relegating Monca to floozy status. If he'd said, "you know, it was a damn trashy thing to do and we both thought it was funny and I've no idea what we were thinking." Or "You know, she made me an offer it was hard to refuse." Whatever. I'd far rather she be a tramp than invisible.