Get a grip. 60 votes to impeach was impossible.
it wasn;t about the 60 votes. 51 votes would have been a stain in the history books.
After that you get the pariah (sp) effect. Remember we got the 15-0 security council vote because Syria did not want to be the pariah.
"60 votes to impeach was impossible." Conviction in an impeachment trial requires a 2/3 majority, or 67 votes.
Accordingly, twelve 'Rats were needed to vote "Guilty". In his book, Bob Woodward claimed eight were leaning that way -- until they discovered the prosecution wouldn't be aggressive.