[Hoot Gibson]

Name another family that went from claiming bankruptcy leaving office to amassing a fortune of more than $100 million, while one of the spouses was still engaged in electoral politics. Just one.

There have always been wealthy people elected to office whose fortunes continued to grow after they left office. There have also been former elected officials who became wealthy lobbyists after leaving office or wealthy business people who founded companies that manufactured products.

My question to you, which you are not so artfully dodging, is what service or product has either Clinton provided to paying customers in exchange for $110 million? Clinton, Inc. is anything but business as usual, even in the midst of the corruption of Washington, DC., their unethical conduct towers above their competition.

They are the Clintons. What service does John Calipari provide a company who engages him to speak? Non-athletes who always want to hang with athletes used to be called "jock sniffers."
A lot of corporate types like to "sniff jock" amongst the power elite. The "service," the "product," is proximity to power, an ego game.

If the Clintons are proven guilty of quid pro quo "pay to play," I'll shed no tears. But, the overwhelming desire to see them go down on the right has often led to spurious "convict with no trial" headlines on less than real journalism sites.

Thanks for yet another non-sequitur. When John Calipari is paid to speak, it is generally done to provide entertainment and motivation to his audience and the speaking fees paid never approach the level commanded by the Clintons. But you already know that, don't you?

You, one who professes not to be a Clinton supporter, continue to engage in the defense of the indefensible. There need not be a conviction, with or without a trial, for there to be a merciful and just end to a political career. The time for political justice for the Clintons is long overdue. Clinton apologists, through their twisted logic in defense of political corruption, only invite the rise of even worse examples of humanity to powerful positions in this country.