EDITORIAL : THE FIRST HUCKSTER PRESIDENT CLINTON PERSONALLY PUT THE LINCOLN BEDROOM ON THE POLITICAL AUCTION BLOCK.THE seamy seam·y adj. seam·i·er, seam·i·est 1. Sordid; base: "seamy tales of aberrant sexual practices, messy divorces, drug addiction, mental instability, and suicide attempts" business of President Clinton turning the White House into Hotel de Clinton for 900 of his closest, richest and most famous contributors reminds one of the lines in a song: ``Welcome to Hotel California. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.'' Those lyrics come to our mind while thinking about the people who allowed themselves to be wined, dined and bedded down in the Lincoln Bedroom The Lincoln Bedroom is a bedroom on the second floor of the White House, part of a guest suite of rooms that includes the Lincoln Sitting Room. The room is named for Abraham Lincoln and was used by him as an office. in exchange for their selfless acts of philanthropic giving to the Democratic Party. Legally, they had every right to accept an invitation to spend a night in the White House, compliments of the president. But ethically, one wonders if people of principle and moral character would have accepted. These dupes of the Democrats have been had. In a handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. note, Clinton himself suggested inviting supporters to stay overnight in the Lincoln Bedroom as part of a fund-raising plan. Clinton's memo was among 1,374 pages of documents released Tuesday. They were turned over to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight by attorneys for former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes Harold Ickes may refer to:
It must heartbreaking heart·break·ing adj. 1. Causing overwhelming grief or distress. 2. Producing a strong emotional reaction: heartbreaking loveliness. going to bed thinking that the president likes you best and waking up to news his friendship was for sale, along with the rest of the White House. Imagine how these high-minded people must feel to learn that they are not that special, that they are not that privileged - that they were just willing to have their pockets picked personally by the president. They weren't invited so Clinton could hear the views of important Americans, as presidential spokesmen earlier had characterized the gatherings. These people were asked to leave their consciences at the door and trample all over the notion that the White House should not be used for partisan politics. The people who participated should engage in some self-examination. As for Clinton, the man obviously has no shame, no morals and no notion of right and wrong - but the voters knew that the second time around. Still, we hope that Clinton will take it upon himself to take the taint taint an unpleasant odor and flavor in a human foodstuff of animal origin. Caused by the ingestion of the substance, commonly a plant such as Hexham scent, or while in storage, e.g. milk stored with pineapples, or as a result of animal metabolism, e.g. boar taint. off the White House fund-raising bazaar. There's nothing wrong with opening the doors of the nation's home to Americans who have nothing but honor to recommend them and inviting them in for an overnighter in the Lincoln Bedroom. But scrape the price tag off the White House door, along with the muck that the riffraff riff·raff n. 1. People regarded as disreputable or worthless. 2. Rubbish; trash. [Middle English riffe raffe, from rif and raf, one and all donors tracked in and invite people over who have given their time, their hearts and their minds in the service of their country, of people less fortunate, of children and honor them and ourselves. Please, Mr. President Mr. President can refer to:
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