You may be on to something when discussing 1998.
In post 255, I pointed out how Gingrich intiially hit hard on the Lewinsky scandal, but then backed off becuase he wasn't innocent on that issue.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/720365/posts?page=255#255
The same dynamic could play out against the Dems in 2002. Rubin is one of their big economic gurus. When he was SecTreas, the market began to REALLY take off. Now, it comes out that under his watch, Citigroup was making questionable loans to Enron and Worldcom.
This could be VERY interesting...