Reply #8: They've learned nothing at all since 1994. [View All]

[CBHagman]

Or perhaps they're just willing to risk running out the clock. The multiple investigations during the Clinton years, which the media just ate up with a spoon, cost used up millions of dollars but didn't prevent Clinton from being reelected, nor did it keep Newt Gingrich in power. In fact, Clinton's approval ratings went up.

One thing about this strategy of the GOP's: It might work with elements of their base, and of course the media will be wetting its collective pants with joy at the prospect of anything they can paint as a scandal, but neither group should overestimate the American public's attention span and/or list of priorities, including the economy.