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startling glimpse of that confluence of
challenges: a global economic crisis
that is beginning to affect American
ast week's speech by Sen. Joe
markets; an imploding Russia bristling
Lieberman (D-Conn.) blast-
with nuclear weapons _and military
ing President Clinton's behav-
technology that may end up on the
ior in the Monica Lewinsky
international black market; a high-
affair is still reverberating around
stakes war on terrorism that will
Washington — and in Jewish political
require daring and courage on the part
circles.
of America's leaders; erratic Mideast
Mr. Lieberman, the only Orthodox
peace talks; trouble in Kosovo, Congo,
Jew in the Senate and a longtime
Iraq — the list seems endless.
Clinton supporter, is widely admired
"The idea that we could spend the
for his thoughtfulness and rectitude.
next two years with a president who is
For an embattled White House, the
focused almost entirely on maneuver-
decision by the law-
ing to protect his job
maker to go public
is appalling," said a
with his disgust was
Jewish lobbyist who
a severe blow that
has generally sup-
opened a floodgate
ported the Clinton
of Democratic criti-
agenda.
cism in advance of
This lobbyist and
what could be the
many of his col-
most damaging
leagues worry that
event yet — the
the administration
release of indepen-
will not be able to
dent counsel
offer a significant
Kenneth Starr's
counter force to
report to Congress.
conservative
Mr. Lieberman's
Republicans in
speech has intensi-
Congress on issues
fied the discussion in
such as health care,
Jewish political cir-
education, child
cles about resigna-
care and reproduc-
tion, as well.
tive choice, and that
In public, Jewish
Mr. Clinton will
Bill Clinton:
leaders are keeping
not have the
Embattled president.
their distance from
resources — per-
the growing resigna-
sonal or political —
tion 'uproar, in part because they say
to provide strong economic leadership
there's still a possibility Mr. Clinton
in a period of mounting uncertainty.
may be able to revive his presidency,
The fact that Mr. Clinton's woes
in part because they don't much care
are likely to drag a number of
for the president's harshest accusers.
Democrats down to defeat in
In private, some express a churning
November and increase the
mixture of disgust with Mr. Clinton's
Republican majority in both houses of
behavior and exhaustion with the
Congress will only compound the
whole tawdry affair.
problem for Jewish groups that
"I hate reading the paper in the
depend heavily on Democrats for
morning because I'm heartsick about
implementing their wide-ranging
what our nation is putting itself
domestic agenda.
through," said an official with a major
And there's the question of the
Jewish group.
2000 presidential race. If Mr. Clinton
But even more, many Jewish
hangs on until the bitter end, his
activists who work in the public policy
political legacy to the nation might be
trenches worry that Mr. Clinton's
a situation in which almost any
frantic, all-consuming efforts to keep
Republican could get elected. That
his job have already crippled his
may significantly increase the likeli-
administration at a dangerous
hood that our next president will rep-
moment in history when a number of
resent the most conservative wing of
major crises are coming to a boil. The
the GOP — someone like Sen. John
paralysis is only likely to get worse
Ashcroft (R-Mo.), the current favorite
when the Starr report is unveiled and
of many Christian right groups, or
the House starts grinding its way
Family Research Council President
through impeachment hearings.
Gary Bauer.
The past two weeks have offered a
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