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Asked about the case today, Burton says it "wouldn't be appropriate" for him to comment while special prosecutor Kenneth Starr is still investigating. Burton's promise to tone down his rhetoric was enough to overcome rumblings among some Republicans, who wanted Speaker Newt Gingrich to disregard Burton's seniority and choose someone else to replace William Clinger, the retiring moderate from Pennsylvania who in the past two years has presided over hearings into Travelgate and Filegate. Burton passed an important test last week. When word got out that his new chief investigator, David Bossie, had procured the Commerce Department...
...Whitewater, the White House Travel Office firings, the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit and even Vincent W. Foster's suicide, perhaps Clinton is trying not to tread on any toes because he does have ethical skeletons in his closet. Washington gossip has suggested that Special Prosecutor Kenneth W. Starr has another round of indictments up his sleeve. And if Clinton's past ethical dilemmas are not serious enough, the latest scandal involving illegal campaign contributions from the Indonesian Lippo Group has heaped even more disrepute on the White House...
...strategy has paid off. The investigation defused public criticism, crippled congressional hearings by making crucial witnesses unavailable and hobbled the press by silencing potential sources. Starr took no significant steps during the fall campaign, thus ensuring that his investigation remained untainted by what might have appeared to be partisan politics. No wonder Whitewater never took on any significance as a campaign issue...
...independent counsel, President Clinton must now bear the risks. Had the Clintons been able to leave Whitewater in the political arena, it would at least be over with this election. As it is, the second Clinton term begins with an ominous shadow hanging over it. Unburdened by electoral politics, Starr is free to conclude his investigation. Perhaps the Clintons will be exonerated. Surely no one but their most partisan opponents hopes for charges, or for any ensuing ordeal that would distract Congress and the White House from the business of governance. But history suggests that if a re-elected President...
...Send Kenneth Starr a basket of fruit and the complete works of Camille Paglia...