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That hardly mattered to the outcome, since minds were made up before the debate began, but it reinforced the sense that this is a headlong descent into quicksand. Newt Gingrich had to raise voice and gavel repeatedly to be heard over chattering staffers and milling members. Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde invoked "our awesome and terrible responsibility," as he likened the offenses President Clinton allegedly committed by concealing his dalliance with Lewinsky to the abuses of government perpetrated by Richard Nixon. "This isn't about sexual misconduct any more than Watergate was about a third-rate burglary," proclaimed Hyde...
...edging away from the Broadway show version of this last week. But the Democrats may force his hand in the hope of making the G.O.P. spectacle even more revolting, and sooner or later he is going to have to decide whether there are grounds for impeachment. Then House Speaker Gingrich will have to decide whether to schedule a vote, cut a deal or just stall for more time. Party elders have seen the toll taken in the past month and don't like the looks of the future. As one of them put it last week, "We hold...
...Gingrich & Co. don't want to choose which path to take until the election results are in. And so both parties wait for the returns, aware that the Holy Grail of higher turnout brings with it no guarantees of deliverance from this mess. Most of Gingrich's advisers say he would prefer to avoid the unpleasant spectacle of impeachment proceedings. He knows Clinton will survive, and he prefers that to President Gore anyway. But he has no easy way out. It is not at all clear that 20 extra seats after November would make resolution of the mess any easier...
WASHINGTON: Republicans were the first out the door, smiling as Newt Gingrich, Trent Lott and Dick Armey patted each other on the back for the cameras -- the budget deal is finally done, and, after legislative aides spend their weekend proofreading the bill, it will come before the House for a vote Tuesday afternoon. "Mr. and Mrs. America," boomed a suddenly populist Armey, "your surplus is intact." That was more than could be said for the Republicans' self-esteem. Although the majority party could claim a few victories, most of the spoils of these tedious negotiations have gone to the side...
...budding impeachment inquiry is threatening that link and there's little I can do to stop it. It is as though an old, rusty train has ground into motion and is pulling out of the shed where it has been stored since 1974. Newt Gingrich and Henry Hyde are there, one the conductor, the other the engineer. Barney Frank and Robert Wexler are inside one of the cars, waving at us through the cloudy windows. And we, the people, are standing in the weeds by the track, watching as the train chugs along across the land, toward an unknown destiny...