Impeachment unlikely

Thankfully, the climax of the Clinton/Lewinsky affair seems to be coming to a head, thus putting an end to what some see as a source of entertaining speculation and gossip, others as a disgusting episode underlining the moral decay of the U.S., and others still as a pointless and manufactured media stunt that has long outlived its worth.

Luckily for Clinton, it's only a sexual affair, and lying about it doesn't seem like it will lead to his impeachment. In fact, the entire spectrum of the American public is supporting him, under the reasoning that his private affairs are no one's business but his own and Lewinsky's.

The whole episode does raise questions which in fact are serious and will probably be revisited once the booming American economy slows down a bit and people begin looking for someone to take the blame.

The bottom line is that Clinton acted unethically while in office but not illegally. Perhaps one result of the whole affair will be a public that looks more critically at the difference between the two.

-- The Jordan Times, Amman