Malcolm Wallop: “if we are truly seeking answers, we must face reality: We are not getting them. The Clintons are either unwilling or…”

“if we are truly seeking answers, we must face reality: We are not getting them. The Clintons are either unwilling or unable to provide thorough, complete, and factually accurate answers, even after being hounded and cajoled. As the editorials I have just mentioned conclude, the press conferences have not been enough. And as experience with this administration indicates, we cannot rely upon the Clintons to be unilaterally candid and forthcoming. That is also the common perception among the people, according to polls. The American people may not believe each of the specific aspects of Whitewater is of great consequence, but they are disturbed by equivocation and dissembling with which the administration has handled matters. In an April 13 Washington Post OP-ED, liberal columnist Richard Cohen gave voice to this concern in describing the advice he would have given to the Clintons on Whitewater had they asked: ``Answer all the questions, hold nothing back and--no matter what--tell the truth.'' Then, Mr. Cohen noted: For some reason though, the Clintons have done nothing of the sort. They have, in fact, given out stories that have prompted the White House Press Secretary, Dee Dee Myers, to resort to formulations not heard in Washington since Watergate itself. An account of Hillary Clinton's dealings in the futures market, for instance, is ``No longer operative.'' In other words, it wasn't true.…”