Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

It was a busy week in American politics. The Democrats were embarrassed when the results of the Iowa caucus were overshadowed by administrative glitches. The State of the Union address was choreographed to promote the successes of the current administration. Mitt Romney is contemplating the fallout of being the only Republican to vote to remove the President from office. The impeachment ended without cheers from either side, but it is thankfully finished.

Now is the time to sit back and ask ourselves if our nation has benefited from the impeachment experience. Has it been an exercise in pat...