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To: Biblebelter; berdie; okie01; jwalsh07; John S Mosby; AmericanVictory; STARWISE; ...
...He was sold out in the Senate by his own party led by the ultimate political crossdresser Phil Gramm and...

...This information was never publicly revealed by Hyde to my knowlege but passed on by David Schippers who was the head counsel to the House Managers. I think he wrote a book called Sellout.

Sellout: The Inside Story of President Clinton's Impeachment By David P. Schippers, Alan P. Henry (Page 262)

...Republican Senator Phil Gramm of Texas stands out, in my estimation, as our most loyal and courageous supporter. He talked personally with the Managers a number of times, always giving encouragement and even advice on procedure. Had he been the Majority Leader, things might have been radically different...

163 posted on 01/27/2012 11:25:13 AM PST by BufordP ("Drink me if you can't take a joke." --Kool-Aid)
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To: BufordP

I stand corrected.

I appreciate your research.

Obviously it was not Schippers that was the source of my assertion.

It is in my memory that Gramm was mentioned as the one who set the rules and the rules set the course of the trial which some saw as a show trial.

Whether that was in fact the case or I am suffering from a faulty memory I cannot say for sure, it was such a long time ago.

I do appreciate that this forum has those such as you who are willing to do the homework necessary to hold posters like myself accountable.


166 posted on 01/27/2012 12:14:15 PM PST by Biblebelter
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