 related Clinton the ultimate author of her current agony resembles no one so much as Nixon in her paranoia and joyless pursuit of joy Her government career began with the House committee preparing Nixon s impeachment Twenty two years earlier he had saved his career by addressing a supposed scandal with his nationally broadcast Checkers speech which was mawkish abasing and effective How fitting it would be for a Clinton Checkers speech to end our long national nightmare that this campaign has been 