Greg- I was not asleep or comatose during Clinton's campaign and subsequent Presidency. I paid attention to the papers and radio and television and magazine news.

You specifically mentioned healthcare reform as one of the subjects on which President and Mrs. Clinton were "attacked". For starters, they were both open to criticism on the subject because she chaired the closed-door committee looking into the feasibility of nationalizing healthcare. That makes her a target for vociferous criticism to those who vehemently disagree with the concept of nationalized healthcare. That she was appointed by her husband, the President, also leaves her open to criticism.

She was not appointed to leading some reading intiative. She was appointed to leading an initiative that would have affected a HUGE portion of our economy. That means she can be criticized- and yes, verbal criticism CAN get loud and ugly. Hey- that's our system.

Do you call those PERSONAL attacks? Or are you referring to the media laughing at Clinton's affinity for cheeseburgers and fries?

To what PERSONAL attacks do you refer? Do you refer to his "I-did-not-have-a" relationship with Ms. Lewinsky? He perjured himself in regards to that in a case that was brought against him by a woman who he sexually harassed. Which part of the criticism he invited by doing that was PERSONAL?

I could continue, but until you tell me specifically to what you refer, I shall digress.

Beccy