By Dan MacCormac

It's hard to feel sorry for Monica Lewinsky.

She survived a Barbara Walters interview, which to many TV viewers is the ultimate litmus test of public accountability, but the interview certainly didn't present her as a victim, which is likely what she sought.

She wasn't President Clinton's victim, nor is she any longer a victim of the media. That claim is now invalid, not only because of the Walters interview, but especially because of her new biography, aptly titled Monica's Story. She helped author Andrew Morton write the book, but regardless, if she comes off remotely like she presented herself to an estimated 70 million viewers on 20/20, the chances of her becoming the laughing stock of the decade dramatically increase.

Apparently, Lewinsky's giddy, childish, yet appropriately tearful appearance with Walters was pro bono, however she is reportedly being paid upwards of $600,000 for an interview on a British TV show, as well as $200,000 for photo spreads in three European magazines. This is before the profits from the book start to roll in. The gal is becoming filthy rich because of her behaviour.

Lewinsky can be seen as the embodiment of a whining, self-involved and self-pitying brat. Multiple references to her weight problem and low self-esteem don't stack up as validation for numerous counts of adultery, regardless of whether it was with an unknown Pentagon staffer or Bill Clinton, a man she called her "sexual soul-mate."

If it all possible, look at Lewinsky out of the context of the international spotlight, as Monica Lewinsky the woman, not the White House intern.

A few years after having an affair with one married man, she gets a new job in another city, claims to ³flirt intensely² with the top dog at this new job, she flashes her thong underwear at him (what about the weight problem, dear?), has sexual relations with him, he tries to contain the situation and avoid her, but she still shows up almost every time the boss appears in public. While all this is going on, Lewinsky, on the rebound, has another affair, gets pregnant and has an abortion. Granted, that's a lot of turmoil, but is it not of her own doing?

Both parties in all her extramarital excursions are to blame, as any act of adultery involves two participants, in this case one being the president. Clinton is a liar and a cheater, sure, but his behaviour warrants another editorial. The only thing that separates Monica Lewinsky from any number of lowbrow, socially and romantically-challenged interlopers is the fact that she did her misdeeds in the White House, and now, oddly enough, she is getting paid for it.