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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (10631)	1/26/1999 10:07:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

You're right, the man's corruption in a bottomless pit - on and on and on and ... Tra-la-la! Tra-la-la! Tra-la-la-la-la! :-)

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (10631)	1/26/1999 10:53:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

Good news just for you to contemplate as you drift off into dippy dream land my little dippy friend. Enjoy :-) A.P. Tuesday, January 26, 1999; 7:10 p.m. EST Laurie Kellman GOP Says They Can Extend Trial WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans said Tuesday they have staved off defections and will muster enough support to extend President Clinton's impeachment trial with witnesses, setting up two votes that Democrats said could damage the bipartisan spirit of the proceedings. A day of private meetings followed by the announcement that House managers had trimmed their witness list to three figures emboldened Republicans who want to see the trial end with votes on the impeachment articles passed by the House. Sen. John Warner, R-Va., for example, announced Tuesday he was switching from being undecided on witnesses to being ''inclined'' to vote for them. ''This trial is going the distance,'' declared Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, who with other conservatives such as Oklahoma Sens. James Inhofe and Don Nickles had been pushing for the trial to continue to its end. The Senate will vote on two consecutive motions Wednesday afternoon. The first is on Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd's request to dismiss the case; the second is on the request to summon the three witnesses sought by the House for depositions. Votes pretty much along party lines are expected on both. ''You could end up in a far more partisan setting not only now but from here on out,'' said newly elected Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who took part in the House proceedings as a lame-duck member of the Judiciary Committee. But a handful of centrists from each party continued to worry Republican and Democratic leaders as the votes loomed. GOP officials said they expected few, if any, Republican senators would vote for the dismissal motion. They acknowledged the vote on calling witnesses was slightly more uncertain because of a handful of undecideds, such as Richard Shelby of Alabama and Olympia Snowe of Maine. But Republicans said the chances of defections on the witness vote had substantially dropped after House managers announced they would depose only Monica Lewinsky, Clinton friend Vernon Jordan and White House aide Sidney Blumenthal. ''I think there's been a change since they came in with three; before that, it was an iffy thing,'' said Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I. Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota agreed. ''I think on the vote on dismissal and on the vote on witnesses, it sounds as if the lines may be drawn,'' he said. A few conservative Democrats also remained in the undecided column, such as freshman Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, according to Democratic officials who asked not to be named. Other tough decisions are over the horizon. Democrats oppose a plan being considered by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott that would allow senators to vote that Clinton committed perjury and obstruction, but allow him to remain in office, said one official who asked not to be named. Lott outlined the proposal to Republicans during their private meeting Tuesday. Supporters say it could offer political cover to GOP senators who believe Clinton is guilty but that the offenses don't warrant his removal. © Copyright 1999 The Associated Press

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (10631)	1/27/1999 12:31:00 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

Dipy, it's a shame that Clinton can't run for another term of office. I know he has been elected two times and has done a great job as President, despite this sex scandal and the Republican Thugs trying to illegally overturn his election. But, with his high ratings by the people, and his great ability as a communicator, it would be a possibility that he would get elected for a third term! What is the law? If Clinton stays out one term, can he run again? I'm going to look up the Constitution and find out. If the Democrats get majority power in 2000, and then expose possible unlawful activities by the Republicans, and overturn the partisan and meaningless impeachment by the House, it would open the door to another run for the Presidency. Who knows? It could happen!