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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18272)	12/11/1998 3:55:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 67261

Impeachment Inquiry Takes Its Toll on Hyde nytimes.com Or on his hide, as the case may be. The papal knight seems to be feeling a bit down about any heat coming back his way. Like many around here, it seems he can dish it out. . . . By subjecting Hyde to such intense scrutiny, the impeachment inquiry has unearthed aspects of his past he might well have preferred to keep buried. They include an extramarital affair of three decades ago, remarks 15 years ago that urged leniency for a Republican congressman facing expulsion for sexual misconduct with a teen-age congressional page, and a statement during the Iran-Contra hearings in 1987 that ridiculed the righteousness of people who "label every untruth and every deception an outrage." Hyde has also drawn criticism for his handling of the inquiry itself, which has occasionally veered off in surprising directions, like the testimony of two convicted perjurers and the suggestion that the panel might look into Clinton's campaign finances. "There's a feeling of constant, constant jibes from everybody," said Philip Corboy, another longtime friend of Hyde's. "It's torture for him." Others were less sympathetic. "He's used to being treated as if he walks on water," said one staff member for Democrats on the committee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, "and I think he's shocked and surly that his feet have gotten wet." They may not be drying anytime soon. If impeachment goes to the Senate, Hyde would most likely be the person to supervise the presentation of the case during the trial there. Asked Monday how involved he would be, he said, "Haven't thought about that, and don't want to think about that." He'd better think about it. Senate trial ain't no joke. No one gets out of here alive. Cheers, Dan.