Word: nixon
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...when the lawmakers were finished, they had made history in spite of themselves, adding a new member to a very select American club: Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and now Bill Clinton. In voting to open a broad impeachment inquiry, the House of Representatives cast Clinton into a tiny subset of American Presidents from which he will never be paroled, even pending good behavior. He became the third Commander in Chief to face the ignominy of an official impeachment investigation--not as bad as Nixon; worse than Johnson, whose impeachment was pure political payback by his cranky congressional opposition. It will...
...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, who urged members to listen to that still, small voice whispering "duty, duty, duty." The Democrats took the opposite tack, warning of the horrors ahead. "Do we really want two more years...
Clinton seems determined to drag his supporters, his family, his office and the country through a long, painful process. If he had the moral courage to do the right thing, he would spare us this pain. He would resign. Perhaps, like Richard Nixon, he might eventually have a chance to earn a measure of our respect again. Unfortunately, resignation is not likely. This is not about sex; it is about moral courage, and President Clinton doesn't have it. RICHARD G. SMURTHWAITE Bountiful, Utah...
With an impeachment inquiry authorized, we can look forward to getting to know the members of the House Judiciary Committee, which brings up the question, What happened to the 38 Judiciary Committee members who examined Richard Nixon 24 years...
...painstakingly reproduced. But one could also argue that this just means we will leave behind even more garbage. Likewise, we might defend the pundits by granting that when they talk about "history," they aren't talking about 3,000 years from now--they're talking about 30. If the Nixon scandal fits these pundits' conception of "history," well, sure. Problem is, most of the people who watched that scandal unfold are still alive. We can't be honest about allowing "history to pass judgment" when the people passing judgment are the same people who saw the whole thing happen...