Ramesh Ponnuru points out a puff piece in the WaPo about Tom Daschle, with the reporter crying in his beer about the loss to the nation of this noble statesman.

But he also points out this strange rewriting (or miswriting) of history:

...Daschle and Lott believed that conservative House Republicans had gone too far by impeaching the president for essentially lying about his affair in a civil proceeding, and they worked successfully behind the scenes to avert a conviction.

Ramesh notes that there was never a chance of a conviction, but I think that's wrong. The real point is that the reporter fails to point out how Daschle conspired with Lott--they worked behind the scenes to make sure that there was no real trial. They allowed no witnesses, with only videotaped testimony of key players. If all of the evidence that the House members had seen (resulting in the impeachment vote) had been shown to the public, it's actually quite unlikely that Clinton would have remained from office.

In addition, Clinton wasn't just accused of "essentially lying about his affair in a civil proceeding." There was witness tampering and witness intimidation as well. These are serious federal felonies--the stuff of mafiosi, regardless of the subject matter.

Rand, you forget that to the Clinonistas NOTHING was above the law to protect their fearless leader.

I have never figured out that loyalty, but it still exists. They love both Slick and Mrs Willy. The Clintons must have pictures of many key players with sheep or an endangered species or something. And it continues in articles like this that are strictly revisionist history.

I have never figured out that loyalty

I have. Clinton was Corn King. He presided over the biggest stock market boom in living memory. Like Maya Corn Kings, he had nothing to do with that boom, but was worshipped for it because it is human nature to credit SOMEBODY with good fortune, just like it is human nature to blame SOMEBODY for bad fortune. Anything the Corn King wants is his. Anything he does with any passing woman helps fertilize the fields. Etc.

Of course, when the crops failed Corn King was taken to the Temple of the Sun, and his heart ripped out of his chest. But the stock market did not tank until Clinton was out of the office.