[WhiteGuy]

I’m fairly sure Thompson voted to convict on one or more charges and to acquit on one.

Any source?

Even if true, the failure of the republican senate to force clinton from office for political reasons is more than enough to eliminate each one individually from further political consideration.

IMHO

[dirtboy]

Even if true, the failure of the republican senate to force clinton from office for political reasons is more than enough to eliminate each one individually from further political consideration.

Gawd, that is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen on FR.

It takes a 2/3rds vote to remove from office.

Now show us where the Senate GOP had a supermajority.

At the end of the day, Slick was not removed from office because the Dems refused to vote to do such.

[pogo101]

Just a quickie from Wiki:

On February 12, 1999, the Senate voted on the Clinton impeachment. Thompson voted "not guilty" on article 1, the perjury article, but voted "guilty" on article 2, the obstruction of justice article. The Senate's vote was 45-55 on perjury and 50-50 on obstruction. Conviction on impeachment charges requires the affirmative votes of 67 senators.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Thompson

[Clara Lou]

Even if true, the failure of the republican senate to force clinton from office for political reasons is more than enough to eliminate each one individually from further political consideration.
How illogical can one person be?

[brothers4thID]

ANY SOURCE?

You’re fracking kidding me, right? You’re willing to dismiss every member of the US Senate who voted in the Clinton trial for failing to remove him from office but you don’t know how to look up Senate votes?

Dear Lord in heaven.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Good Lord, this is common knowledge. Fred Thompson voted to convict on obstruction and against conviction on the perjury charge.

His reasoning can be found here:

http://www.australianpolitics.com/usa/clinton/trial/statements/thompson.shtml

[babygene]

pogo101 is correct. Thompson voted to convict on the obstruction of justice clause. He felt the perjury charge was weak. (perjury is alway hard to convict on)

[beckysueb]

Which would have given us President Gore for 6 years at least. I don’t need to say more.