And with the first shock of the Starr referral now past, most Democrats condemn the President's behavior but say his actions do not rise to the level of impeachment.

The Starr referral had three allegations.

The Starr referral was Sept. 9.

To its credit, the Starr referral was moderately specific; we could understand what they were talking about in those allegations.

That's why we propose an inquiry that is only about the Starr referral on Monica Lewinsky.

This may be the basis for excellent classroom debate, but it begs the issue in the actual Starr referral.

And even as the majority staff chooses to rewrite the Starr referral, they, as we, have a ready reference point which they have apparently rejected.

"If you look at what's in all the 10,000 pages that are out, the story is it's the incredible shrinking Starr referral," said Joe Lockhart, the White House press secretary.

They also argued that "nothing in the Starr referral is remotely sufficient to warrant an impeachment inquiry."

We have heard ceaselessly that even if the President is guilty of the charges in the Starr referral, they don't rise to the level of an impeachable offense.