Monica Lewinsky of Bill Clinton impeachment fame speaks on her 16-year trail of tears and recriminations.

By Rob Janicki

Monica Lewinsky came out of the woodwork over the past weekend to speak on her troubles resulting from her inappropriate sexual relationship with a president of the United States.  I desperately want Monica to return to the woodwork as soon as possible.  Her personal experience was a terrible time for America.

For some reason only known to Monica Lewinsky herself, she has decided to come out and regale America about her treatment by the Internet some 16 years ago, when she had engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior with then President Bill Clinton.  Frankly, I don't want to hear that Monica is now reconstituting herself as some kind of role model to help women in similar situations.

Granted, Monica was only 22 years old when her inappropriate sexual relationship with Bill Clinton began in 1995.  But, it wasn't a one-time thing as it went on for some time.  Monica was a young, adult woman.  Clinton was the quintessential 'dirty old man' in this sick morality play that captured the news for far too long and resulted in congressional hearings that lead to impeachment charges to be drawn up against President Clinton and then resulted in a Senate trial.  Of course Clinton was found not guilty of the charges on purely political grounds and considerations.  The problem with this entire sordid experience is that it endangered the continuity of our government and only exacerbated the political divide between Americans, not to mention making America the laughing stock of the world.

So Monica, let's let sleeping dogs lie; move on and return to your private life.  If you need to release all the demons in your soul, try psychiatric counseling and therapy sessions.  America needs to put this sordid episode in the rearview mirror of history and so does Monica.  Godspeed Monica!  Exit stage left please.