Porter Goss: “then-candidate Clinton said he wanted to change things in the White House. Fifteen months into his administration…”

“then-candidate Clinton said he wanted to change things in the White House. Fifteen months into his administration, Americans are learning just what he meant. It seems the White House has a new game plan: If you don't like time-honored rules, change them, ignore them, or make them no longer operative. When statements about the First Couple's business deals proved untruthful, the White House simply dismissed those statements as no longer operative. When the security clearance forms prove too cumbersome and perhaps too embarrassing, the staff simply avoids them. When the numbers on those pesky back tax forms do not add up, the penalty is simply deemed not applicable. Mr. Speaker, it seems following the rules is no longer operative in the White House. It also seems President Clinton's trust deficit is growing faster than his budget deficit as a result, and that is not good for America.”