Players Conventional Wisdom Clinton (left-right arrow) Manages so far to avoid blame for shutdown chaos. But the luck stops here. Dole (left-right arrow) Common sense makes him look like grown-up. But maturity a minus to GOP wing nuts. Gingrich (down arrow) Zookeeper Newt getting eaten by his own animals. Paging Siegfried and Roy. Freshmen (left-right arrow) Old CW: Shut up and learn the ropes. New Freshmen CW: Make noose and hang Speaker. Hillary (down arrow) CW sez there will be “hell to pay” if you make Al D’Amato the next Sam Ervin. Genetics (up arrow) Scientists find “adventure” gene. Next: Screen for “Congress” gene, send to Mars.
