Reeling. (House speaker Jim Wright)

National Review | June 16, 1989 | Copyright

JIM WRIGHT may be the only man in the Western Hemisphere who can envy Manuel Noriega's situation. Every day brings new woes: a new conflict of interest surfaced when it transpired that Wright had invested in a nursing home while fighting Medicaid cuts; the IRS is reportedly weighing criminal prosecution against him for tax evasion; his fellow Democrats have privately told him it's over, would he please step down and spare them further damage. Republicans are hoping he'll hang in there as long as possible.

The turning point came with the revelation that Wright ...

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