HYDE ON CLINTON

Rep. Hyde reflects on 30 years of office
Hyde led impeachment of Pres. Clinton
By Andy Shaw
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April 22, 2005 — As Congressman Henry Hyde prepares to step down due to poor health, he reflects on 30 years of service and answers a poignant question about leading the Clinton impeachment hearings--Would he do it again? "That is a very good question. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I might not," said Hyde.
The veteran republican is also admitting for the first time that the impeachment of Clinton may have been in part political revenge against the democrats for the impeachment proceedings against GOP President Richard Nixon 25 years earlier. *
"Was this pay back?" asked Andy Shaw.
"I can't say it wasn't. But I also thought that the Republican Party should stand for something, and if we walked away from this, no matter how difficult, we could be accused of shirking our duty," said Hyde.