Was Clinton being an ass? Yes, he wasn't the first one to occupy that office and won't be the last. he acted like an ass, he shied away from responsibility, and in general was an ass.
That being said, I have no idea why people are defending Monica Lewinsky. From what I've read she's made a ton of money from the scandal and instead of being a person who was truly emotionally affected by it, she sought out all the attention she could get. Did the international press hound her? Yes, and she enjoyed every minute and dollar of it. It was all consensual and highly unethical. All this crap about being "abused", "not being mentored", "taken advantage of" is just pure crap. She was 22 for God's sake, she had a five-year affair and therefore was not "innocent". She showed up in every TV show she could go to, she wrote a book, she had her own handbag line, and she made millions. No exactly the hurt victim :roll:.
There's nobody to defend here. Clinton and Lewinsky were both asses who were stupid enough to get caught.