As an obsessed follower of the investigation into President Trump’s alleged     ties to Russia, I was glued to my computer watching last Tuesday’s House     Intelligence Committee hearings when I was hit with an unexpected jolt of     hometown boosterism.



   That was back in 1998, when U.S. rep Henry Hyde, a DuPage County     Republican, led the charge to impeach President Clinton for, among other     things, not telling the truth when he said “I did not have sexual relations     with that woman.”



   Phew. Glad we got that out of the way.

—U.S. rep Mike Quigley

   Trump says no. But of course, this president’s not known for his     truthfulness.



   “I realize [Comey] can’t divulge the specifics of their investigations, so     I have to be a little more theoretical in my questions,” Quigley told me     when we spoke last week. “I can’t ask, ‘How did the Russians operate with     these guys?’ I have to ask, ‘How do the Russians operate in, say, eastern     Europe?’ Or ‘What is the Kremlin playbook?'”