HOW LOW WE'VE SUNK – AT 8:43 A.M. ET:  This is actually a serious news story, based on a serious poll.  From The Hill:

Former President Bill Clinton is the “liar” the public is most able to forgive nearly two decades after his affair with then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky, according to a new poll.

According to a CBS-Vanity Fair poll, 43 percent of people said they are most able to forgive Clinton among a list of other famous people who have lied to the public.

The survey asks “which liar are you most able to forgive," listing Clinton along with cyclist Lance Armstrong, former President Richard Nixon and Bernie Madoff, who defrauded his investment clients out of billions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme.

Madoff, who is serving 150 years in prison, ranked lowest, with 3 percent who said he is most forgivable. Twelve percent chose Nixon, while 22 percent chose Armstrong, who admitted to using performance-enhancement drugs during his career.

Another 11 percent picked none of the four public figures.

COMMENT:  We sincerely congratulate former President Clinton on this honor, and hope that an appropriate plaque can be designed – MOST EASILY FORGIVEN LIAR – to be hung in a distinguished place in his office. 

He can show it to all the interns.

February 4,  2014