# Bush "We expect that money to be repaid." Funny I'd expect someone to go to jail.

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**Created:** [December 14, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-we-expect-that-money-to-be-repaid-funny-id-expect-someone-to-go-to-jail/218859 "2003-12-14T00:41:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-we-expect-that-money-to-be-repaid-funny-id-expect-someone-to-go-to-jail/218859/21 "2003-12-16T08:33:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Scylla \*  
> On the other hand, though, I know I wouldn’t lie straightfaced to save my ass from the consequences of my own carnal stupidity if I were stupid enough to do such a thing as Clinton did. The consequences would be on me, for my own actions. I’d value my integrity higher than that.

C’mon Scylla, finish your thought. Clinton probably figured that if he told the truth about M’s BJs that the damage would not be limited to his own posterior: his entire administration would go down with him.

As it was, Clinton was a lame duck in domestic policy after the blue dress was found.

Like it or not, any Presidential scandal will have ramifications far beyond POTUS and his family.

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