Our politics weren t as polar e polarized then as they are now, if you can believe that. but he worked with speaker gingrich. they got things done. this is the investigation/impeachment tra . investigation/impeachment track, this is the legislative track. they did get things done. it was messy. the train appears to be off the tracks. he thinks it s a judgment on his presidential victory or number of other issues. he s not that good at separating his own ego from what s going on. you re seeing him make a head-on clash at this point. it could help, it could hurt. who panics and blinks faster? that s why pelosi is trying to play a slower game even if she ends up taking this opportunity. it helped clinton to do that, to have a demonstrable record to say i m here to get things done.