Chris Dodd: “If you get that wrong, it doesn't make any difference what you do on the other end.”

President Clinton, to his eternal credit in my view, just does not quit on this issue.

Rosa, go get yourself well. Your job is here. Your salary is here. Just take care of yourself.

There's nothing wrong with enlightened self-interest.

But, whether such a temptation is motivated by a noble desire to speed up the legislative process or by pure political expedience, I believe such changes would be unwise. To my fellow Senators who have never served a day in the minority, I…