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...either case no more action would be taken before the elections. And if the public yawns, the whole matter would die there. But if Starr's evidence turns Americans against the President, the G.O.P., if it keeps control of the House, would take the next step toward impeachment, bringing a vote to the floor calling for an actual inquiry sometime early next year...
This close to an election, Democrats have little choice but to stick by their President, no matter what they may think privately. Relieved at Clinton's decision not to fight Starr's subpoena, they are crossing their fingers that the President's high poll numbers can withstand any new revelations. In a private meeting last week House minority leader Dick Gephardt advised fellow Democrats to "remain calm" and "try to avoid getting drawn into answering hypothetical questions" about things like Monica's stained dress. "We'll get through this and move on to the next thing," he said optimistically...
...term President's last best hope for getting big things done) and perhaps his seventh and eighth as well. Clinton's bid to define his place in history--by launching the age of postdeficit politics with a small but activist domestic agenda--is all but over. Ken Starr is writing the legacy...
Clinton has said "great Presidents don't do great things. Great Presidents get a lot of other people to do great things." But Starr's probing of Clinton's sex life has limited the President's ability to do that--not just because his moral authority has taken such a hit but also because he has needed most of his prodigious energy just to keep going, hopscotching the country from event to event if only to prove that he's still the guy with his sleeves rolled up. "He's trying to bob and weave as opposed to moving forward...
...calling card for 2000--but big constituencies like labor and the elderly will be watching for anything that smells like a betrayal. Clinton, who believes a Gore presidency will help cement the Clinton legacy, needs to keep some powder dry for this fight--if he has any left after Starr sends his report to Congress...