The Republicans played their cards horribly, allowing the Democrats to claim that they were trying to "undo the election". The Republicans should have responded by pointing out that their political interests would be better served by having a lame duck President Clinton in office than a President Gore who would be eligible for reelection not just once, but twice; they are nonetheless duty bound to impeach any President who breaks the law, even if ignoring the crimes would be politically more expedient.
Agreed.