I'm afraid it's CYA for both parties! I saw the part of the hearing that was televised and it was mostly alot of irrelevant hot air about whistle-blowers and nothing of substance that I could detect. Later I saw Weldon on Lou Dobbs and he seemed to intimate that the closed session was just a sham. Weldon and Dobbs said they're both going to persist but it looks to me like both parties are circling the wagons.
That is the impression that I have been getting too. I really don't think the GOP (Bush) wants Clinton administration embarrassed. You know, his dad and Billy are big buds now. Wouldn't want to ruin this match made in the White House. Makes me want to puke.