N Wednesday, January 24, 1996 Page 4 Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board University of Nebraska-Lincoln J. Christopher Hain..Editor. 472-1766 Doug Koiuna.Managing Editor Doug Peters..Opinion Page Editor Sarah Sealet.. Associate News Editor Matt Waite...Associate News Editbr Michelle Garner.Wire Editor Jennifer Mopes..Columnist No secrets Hearings determine Clinton re-election As President Clinton addressed the Republican Congress and the nation in his fourth State of the Union speech, his wife sat in the audience undoubtedly preparing to address questions looming around the Whitewater investigation. Hillary Rodham Clinton was subpoenaed Tuesday to testify be tore a grand jury about whether she or anyone else inside the White House tried to hide records requested by investiga tors two years ago. The records, which turned up in the White House, detail Mrs. Clinton’s involvement in a failing Arkansas savings and loan owned by Whitewater business partners of the Clintons. Mrs. Clinton is the only first lady to ever be summoned by a grand jury. And she will have much to answer in U.S. District Court on Friday. Not only ques tions about the records, but questions about the integrity of the White House. Prosecutors sent a serious message to the White House in summoning Mrs. „ . uunron—political leaders must oe neia Aaron tec e rg/ N accountabie jn t^e eyes 0f the Jaw At a time when Americans distrust their elected representatives more than ever, holding leaders ac countable has become an all-important issue. Mrs. Clinton must confront and tackle these questions to restore faith in the president and the people around him. Politics will undoubtedly be tied to Mrs. Clinton’s testimony. Beyond what is learned about the records, the image of the Clintons is on trial. Throughout the Whitewater investigation, the Clintons have not been exactly upfront about their involvement. There have been lin gering questions about their honesty in this matter. Politically, if Mrs. Clinton and the president don’t cooperate with the investigation at this point, Americans could sink die Clinton ship this fall. Even the way Mrs. Clinton approaches her court appearance on Friday will say something to the American public. Associated Press writer Pete Yost summed up the delicate tight rope Mrs. Clinton is walking when he wrote Tuesday: “She (Mrs. Clinton) can greet the throng of reporters and television cameras at the front door in an attempt to demonstrate she has nothing to hide. Or she can be whisked by a car into an underground garage and up to the grand jury room, making no public show.” When Mrs. Clinton has finished her testimony about the records, the image of her honesty that Americans come away with could determine whether her husband will again sit in the Oval Office after this fall’s election or in a square room back in Arkansas. Editorial policy Staff editorials represent the official policy of the Fall 1995 Daily Nebras kan. Policy is set by the Daily Nebras kan Editorial Board. Editorials do not necessarily reflect the views of the university, its employees, the students or the NU Board of Regents. Editorial columns represent the opinion of the author. The regents publish the Daily Nebraskan. They establish the UNL Publications Board to supervise the daily production of the paper. Accord ing to policy set by the regents, respon sibility for die editorial content of the newspaper lies solely in the hands of its students. Letter policy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor from all readers and interested others. Letters will be selected for publication on the basis of clarity, originality, timeliness and space available. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit or reject all material submitted. Readers also are welcome to submit mate rial as guest opinions. The editor decides whether material should run as a guest opinion. Letters and guest opinions sent to the newspaper become the property of the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be re turned. Anonymous submissions will not be pub lished. Letters should include the author’s name, year in school, major and group affiliation, if any. Re quests to withhold names will not be granted. Submit material to: Daily Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. r~ ^ rfs Nice to SE£ TOO Governor, w'ORK&KS OPTIMISTIC, \ yan^j 1 t \ i Enjoy his talent In response lo the letter Thurs day, Jan. 18, “Toons” by Mark Byars: I feel it is important that someone speak up for Mr. Mehsling and all that he has accomplished in his tenure as cartoonist for the DN. I attended high school with Mehsling, and worked on the school newspa per with him when he was experi menting with a comic strip called “Kroger.” Though he was inexperi enced, Mehsling won several awards for his cartoons, including best cartoonist in the state. He was, in fact, the pride of our school’s newspaper. Mehsling is equally impressive in his work at the DN. His editorial cartoons, which he has had the most practice with, have matured greatly. I believe, given a bit of time, Mr. Mchsling’s cartoons could become what his editorial cartoons are fast becoming: entertaining, thought provoking and fresh. So rare it is to see a man of talent maturing in his field. Let’s enjoy it while we have him. Bryan Herek v senior English/philosophy Ray rebutted Let’s see, the best reason Bob Ray can come up with for opposing Bob Dole for President is: “The last thing we need is another old fart reading from a cue card and smothering the public with promises and statistics” (Jan. 19). Kudos to Mr. Ray for smothering his valued readers with such articulate and eloquent arguments. There are many good reasons for folks to either support or not support this year’s Presidential candidates. Mr. Ray’s, however, are ;.ot numbered among them. For Bob’s next column, may I suggest an intellectual consideration of the candidates and their policy positions? May I also suggest that he avoid opposing candidates based on their age or generational status? That only serves to elucidate a severely narrow-minded view of politics and the world. Thomas K. Eads senior political science/ English via e-mail r. » ' _ . i James Mehsling/DN Not surprised I find it interesting that the pro abortion activist in Tuesday’s DN feels that we pro-life people are being “unfair” in successfully educating people about abortion. It is enlightening to note that she, as president of the Nebraska Pro Choice Coalition, feels that the democratic process is “unfair” when she doesn’t get her way. But, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Pro abortion people feel that ’’’ey have the right to choose life or death for unborn humans. It is only natural for them to get upset when they cannot dictate the attitudes and beliefs of those of us living outside the womb. Mike Sanches graduate student dassics/Greek via e-mail Grateful Jerry’s dead Bury Jerry! I’m tired of hearing about Jerry Garcia. Kelly Johnson (Jan. 18) actually had the gall to mention his name in the same sentence as Einstein (not to mention the Cookie Monster). Yeah, that’s right, I have no respect for Garcia or his drug-hazed following. In my opinion, Garcia was a large, doped out hack whose time (if ever there was a time for that trash) passed 30 years ago. And although I know it will drive the tie-dyed scum that worship him nuts, I have to say: “Jerry, I’m glad you’re dead.” Brent Hawkins sophomore international business Online = in touch As a recent graduate from UNL, I have been reading the campus paper via the Internet from my home just outside of Omaha. This is a nice service plus it is a way that alumni, as well as anyone else, can keep in touch with the news from.Lincoln. Keep up the good work! 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