What of the argument that the people's will in the impeachment matter should have been subordinate to the "rule of law"?

"Their disarray makes that more difficult," said the White House official involved in handling impeachment matters.

Having said that, let me lay out what might be an imperfect but tough and reasonable solution to the pending impeachment matter.

No contributor interviewed here expressed delight that the Republican Party is mixed up in the impeachment matter.

The survey found that most people were unfamiliar with the central Congressional players in the impeachment matter.

Although Americans said each party's public image had flagged because of the impeachment matter, Democrats have fared far better than Republicans.

Democratic Party officials said today that the impeachment matter had been something of a fund-raising bonanza.

Worried that the impeachment matter could backfire on them, the Republicans do not even allude to the scandal in their solicitations.

Most said they would just as soon see the impeachment matter dropped, though voters were divided, the exit poll found, on whether Congress should censure the President.

For her part, Ms. Northup has tried to walk a fine line on the impeachment matter.