ODS uses the Clinton defense
If your spouse ever accuses you of infidelity, Czech sexologists
say, you should deny it, deny it, deny it. Even if you're caught in
the act, they say, you should still deny it. Bill Clinton took denial
to new heights with his famous "I did not have sex with that
woman." His case rested largely on an inventive definition of
"sex." The recent Czech version of Clinton's defense has been,
"We did not offer a bribe to that man." That man, of course, is
MP Zdeněk Kořistka, and "we" is ODS. Mirek Topolánek sent his
envoys to talk to Kořistka about bringing down the Gross
cabinet, and there's speculation that Kořistka is part of a scheme
to discredit the ODS chairman. Topolánek has already been
dragged into a debate about just what a "bribe" is. Topolánek is
in a better position than Clinton was, though, because this time
there's no stained dress to determine who's lying. unfaithfulness
marital
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