Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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The Flytrap Blame Game One of the few truths universally acknowledged about Flytrap is that presidential secretary Betty Currie deserves our sympathy: an honest, loyal civil servant dragooned into a scandal she had nothing to do with. Monica Lewinsky, for example, has fantastically low approval ratings, much lower than Clinton's. One poll I saw pegged her favorability rating at 5 percent (even Newt Gingrich manages at least 25 percent). Now, Monica certainly isn't the heroine of Flytrap. She did seduce a married man, damage the presidency for the sake of casual sex, lie frequently and insouciantly, and blab her "secret" affair to anyone who'd listen. But she was also sexually exploited by her older, sleazy boss had her reputation smeared by Clinton's lackeys and was betrayed by her "friend" Linda Tripp. She hardly deserves such universal contempt. (Sometimes, of course, the public's rating is dead on target. Linda Tripp's allies--a group that includes her lawyers, Kenneth Starr, the Goldberg family, and absolutely no one else as far as I can tell--have tried repeatedly to improve her sorry public image. Jonah Goldberg tried right here in Slate. No sale.) To recapitulate a) Had an adulterous affair with a young intern. b) Lied about it to everyone . c) Probably perjured himself. h)Tried to shift the blame for his failures onto his accusers. Minuses: a) Encouraged Clinton's most deplorable habits: lying and polling. (When Clinton revealed his adultery to Morris, the political consultant immediately took a poll to see how America would respond to a Clinton admission. When the results suggested Americans would be angry if Clinton had perjured himself, Morris encouraged Clinton to deny the affair.) b) Further sullied the Clintons with a revolting comment suggesting that Clinton cheats because Hillary is a lesbian. c) Not even loyal enough to keep his mouth shut. Pluses: I cannot think of any. a) Betrayed her "friend." b) Obsessively nosed into the private lives of others. a) Whistleblower (see d under Minuses): risked humiliation to expose something she believed was wrong. b) Smeared mercilessly by Clinton allies, the media. Slate                 rating: -7 Minuses: a) Has known about Clinton's woman problem since 1992. b) Happily parroted Clinton's denial despite knowing that Clinton was a deceitful womanizer. c) Has not expressed the slightest chagrin or disappointment since Clinton's apology. d) Has not retreated from vicious attacks on Starr, despite evidence of Clinton's lies. Vernon Jordan (The public's rating: +3 ) Minuses: a) May have known and must have suspected that Lewinsky was a mistress (given that he and Clinton are confidants, it's hard to believe that Jordan was totally in the dark about her). b) Protected too readily by Washington establishment. Pluses: a) Spun the president's denial for months without bothering to check if it was true. b) Pushed for Clinton to be aggressive rather than contrite during his speech. c) Trumpeted Clinton's denial but has not expressed chagrin now that Clinton has admitted his lies. b) Said for seven months that we'd have to "wait and see." Then, when Clinton finally admitted his lies, Davis was hardly embarrassed or critical of the president. Pluses: a) Loyalty to old boss. Minuses: a) Spun the president's denial for months without bothering to check if it was true. b) Did not quit on principle after Clinton admitted lies. Pluses: a) Seduced a married man. b) Damaged and endangered the presidency for the sake of casual sex. c) Has lied frequently. d) Is a capable adult, not--as her advocates claim--a naive child, defenseless against the president's wiles. e) Protected herself with immunity when she needed to, even though her testimony would do enormous harm to Clinton and the nation. f) Blabbed her "secret" affair to lots of people. (So, while she was dragged into the scandal against her will, it was her own loquaciousness that made the dragging possible.) Pluses: a) Sexually exploited by her older boss. b) Had her reputation smeared by Clintonistas and the media. c) Betrayed by Linda Tripp. d) Dragged into the scandal against her will. Slate                 rating: -2 a) Was clearly dismayed by the entire scandal and his role in it. a) Seems merciless toward Clinton. b) Has pursued investigation into Clinton's private life with more zeal than seems appropriate. b) Is compelled by law to investigate diligently and forcefully. c) Has been patient with the stonewalling, deceiving Clinton. Slate                 rating: +1 b) Resisted a settlement that would have saved the nation much embarrassment. c) Happily became a tool for Clinton's enemies. Pluses: a) Is vindicated because Clinton probably did it. b) Forced Clinton's lechery out in the open. c) Persisted in the face of ridicule and humiliation. a) Hypocritically claim to despise scandal, follow it breathlessly, then blame the media for obsessing over it. b) Endlessly self-involved. How many stories have you seen about the media and the scandal? c) Unforgiving. The media want the scandal to continue, hence won't ever be satisfied that Clinton has suffered enough. Pluses: a) Slightly disloyal to old boss. b) May have known about Clinton's extracurricular activities, yet turned a blind eye. c) On television too much. Pluses: a) Urged Clinton early on to come clean. b) Had good sense to leave the White House before corrupting himself. Slate                 rating: +1 Hillary Clinton (The public's rating: +4 ) Minuses: a) Knew what a lech he was, yet always protected him. b) May have always known truth about Lewinsky, yet still lied to protect Bill. c) Chose aggressive, political strategy over contrition. a) Did not (apparently) urge the president to come clean with American people. Pluses: a) Stayed loyal. a) Seems to have told story honestly and forthrightly. b) Reluctantly dragged into scandal. c) Was victimized by Clinton. Slate                 rating: +2 Pluses: a) Were conscripted unwillingly into scandal defense. (Unlike political aides such as Begala, who are expected to do political dirty work, the Cabinet members are public servants who should be kept away from such sleaze.) b) Were lied to by Clinton. c) Loyal. Slate                 rating: +3 b) Stood aside while White House was shanghaied by lawyers. Pluses: a) Stayed utterly silent about the scandal, clearly disgusted by it all. b) Kept the rest of the administration focused on policy, thus preventing total executive paralysis. c) Did not lie or spin for the president. Slate                 rating: +4 a) Fought Starr subpoena too hard because it considers itself the Praetorian Guard. Pluses: a) Dragged unwillingly into scandal by Clinton (unlike Currie or his political aides, the Secret Service agents have no choice about being near the president). b) Testified honestly but unwillingly, as they should. c) Did not leak. Slate                 rating: +5 Chelsea Clinton (The public's rating: +10 )

<question>:
The author of this piece seems to feel that blame befalls many people involved in this scandal because

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A Even though they did not seem to be directly involved or cause problems because they did not quit their jobs on principle, they were at fault.
B They were not loyal to Clinton, and because he was the president, it was everyone's ultimate duty to remain loyal to him.
C They did not alert the media soon enough.
D They all knew what was going on, and they did not tell Hillary.

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A