1.   Earlier in Cincinnati, the president sought to portray the impeachment fever gripping Washington as out of touch with the concerns of mainstream America.

2.   If America was able to recover swiftly from its impeachment fever, it was because of the good sense of citizens.

3.   Instead the issue is driving a wedge through the Republican party, with some moderates charging that impeachment fever could imperil them and their congressional majority.

4.   It should be no surprise that Bob Barr, R-Ga., is the other member of the U.S. House who caught the impeachment fever early.