1. In this he was fatally handicapped by his own inconsistencies, paradoxes and deep personal flaws. 2. But President Clinton turned his personal flaws into a public matter when he made the whole country complicit in his cover story. 3. But that was about ideas, not personal flaws. 4. But they were undercut by the spectacular public disclosure of his personal flaws, and by the political firestorm they fueled. 5. Given the choice, Americans these days appear willing to put up with a leader who has personal flaws, even serious ones. 6. Some theorize that personal flaws are more acceptable because presidents are no longer viewed as larger-than-life figures. 7. The opposite of Bill Clinton with his personal flaws? 8. This does not mean, however, that families and women would not like to havae a President with fewer personal flaws than Clinton. 9. Whatever his personal flaws, the president still has the ability to make things better for a lot of people. |
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