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It was a persuasive argument except for one thing: the surpluses were projected and the tax cuts would take effect whether the surpluses materialized or not. It was frustrating, but I thought the impasse would be resolved because no one wanted to return to the bad old days. The dismissal exposed the raw political nature of Starr’s investigation. ith the Republicans over the Patients’ Bill of Rights—they said they’d pass it as long as no one could bring a law-suit to e

resolution of censure or reprimand—which is what Newt Gingrich had received for false statements and apparent violations of the tax laws. If the Palestinians got the right to vote, given their higher birthrate, within a few decades Israel would no longer be a Jewish state. Early in my first term, Tony Lake and Dick Clarke had pressed the CIA for more information about the wealthy Saudi, who Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previously published material: Harcourt, Inc.