1998 was the year the media cried 'Wolf!' and the rest of the world decided to stop listening.

A colleague of mine at Hill and Knowlton had an experience the day Ken Starr testified before the House Judiciary Committee. I think it perfectly exemplifies the PR nightmare which has been facing the Republican Party leadership, ever since Starr and the GOP began this sordid enterprise.

My friend was changing planes in Miami that day, bound ultimately for Washington, and was required, ...