The recent convictions in Little Rock weren't a big surprise to me. No matter how much supporters of President Bill Clinton want to pooh-pooh Whitewater, it just doesn't seem like it is going to go away anytime soon. And now, with close Clinton adviser and pal Bruce Lindsey drawn into the mess as an "unindicted co-conspirator," things are really going to heat up in the White House. I will be the first to admit that much of what is going on in Arkansas may be politically motivated.But with all the indictments and convictions, it looks as if there is substance to the investigation. It all goes back to the late 1970s, when Bill and Hillary Clinton teamed up with James and Susan McDougal to become co-owners of Whitewater Development Corporation. Jim McDougal also was the owner of Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan, a financial institution that later failed at taxpayers' expense.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016