by Scott Lauf
April 20, 1998
If President Clinton's partisans find it appropriate to dig up dirt on the personal backgrounds of Republican Congressmen, then they should not fear exposing the backgrounds of dubious Democrats like Rep. Barney Frank (R-MA), Clinton's biggest supporter on the House Judiciary Committee.
It should be remembered that Congressman Frank was formally rebuked by his own colleagues for actions which many Americans would find reprehensible. In 1983 the openly homosexual Frank sexually groped an underage teenage House page, and in 1989 it was revealed that his former boyfriend Steven Gobie ran a male prostitution ring out of his Capitol Hill town home. Is this the kind of information the Clinton White House would like publicized about its best friends in Congress?
Despite the belated calls by the DNC upon Bob Mulholland to cease-and-desist his smear campaign, it is quite evident that Terry Lenzner, James Carville, Sidney Blumenthal, Paul Begala and other Clinton operatives are still engaging in such sleazy tactics which could eventually backfire on the White House. It is clear that their actions are intended to hide the truth about President Clinton's criminal wrongdoing by obstructing justice and thwarting the legitimate work of Congress.
Nonetheless, these efforts of character vilification will not continue indefinitely. Ultimately, the American people will decide if the personal backgrounds of certain Congressmen---be it Bob Bar (R-GA) or Barney Frank (R-MA)---are relevant in an impeachment hearing o the Commander in Chief. And hopefully, both Democrats and Republicans on the Judiciary Committee will not waver in their constitutional duties if, and when, they are blackmailed with the dirty work of White House operatives. From ConservativeAction.org: