Well, any example like Cassidy, where somebody is willing to stand up and go against their party, even if it`s on a procedural vote, John F. Kennedy wrote in 'Profiles in Courage' about those senators that had the courage to go against their own party on whether to convict Andrew Jackson. And it became a legend.
Feingold discusses the importance of standing up against one's party and how it can make a historical difference.
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I don't think there's any question. They were egging each other on. It would have taken very little for somebody to try to up the ante and actually hang Mike Pence or kill somebody who they could get their hands on.
The answer is going to be Donald Trump. Just like when I was a kid, who is the only president that was ever impeached, Andrew Johnson.
What Secretary Clinton did by looking at this issue and sticking with it was a very important step in the right direction.
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