It is becoming clearer each day, that we need a Special Prosecutor or Independent Council, whatever the proper term is these days, to get to the bottom of the assorted scandals surrounding this Administration. Every American, whether on the right or left, should be demanding this. If these are "phony scandals" then it should be even less of a concern for Obama supporters, because that would be the finding. Now... I'm truly sorry about what happened with Ken Starr and Clinton, and I hate it for the GOP if this means they are going to lose support in the next election cycle, if that is the case, then so be it. We need to get to the bottom of this mess, and NOW! We don't have laws and a system so that we can ignore it when it's politically convenient.
If this manages to get swept under the rug, and Democrats manage to somehow avoid further investigation into the truth here, it's simply not a "victory" for them, as they may believe at this time. It will forever set a standard of Congress ignoring scandals and implications in the future, regardless of who the president is or which party is in power. Knowing this, future administrations will simply act with impunity and ignore the rule of law. Democrats may be sociopathic enough to believe that we can have a double standard, and that future Republican scandals will get the attention they deserve, but most of us understand how this stuff works. There will forever be an "Obama Phony Scandals Unwritten Rule" and Congress will forever follow it. From this point forward, scandals will be the rule and not the exception.
Democrats need to seriously think about this; Is it more important to run the clock out and protect the Obama administration from the tarnish of scandal, or is it better to face the music and deal with whatever comes down the pike, knowing that our system is intact and future presidents will be held to some kind of standard, in terms of their actions?