But then he stepped on his own message by criticizing Clinton in an interview taped in advance.

This would remove a non-impeachment option that would have still allowed members to criticize Clinton.

Without mentioning any names, he also sharply criticized Mr. Clinton.

But he stopped short of directly criticizing Mr. Clinton.

They will also criticize Mr. Clinton for relying on tax increases while making no significant reduction in net spending.

He also criticized Mr. Clinton as lacking credibility on China.

Even with the exemptions, social conservatives have condemned the bill, and they criticized Mr. Clinton today for his endorsement.

Lamont then called for Lieberman to "move on" from publicly criticizing Clinton:

Few basically loyal Democrats were ready to criticize Mr. Clinton and be quoted.