"Jim Wright was talking to them more than any of us were."

Ultimately, everything now rests, as one colleague put it, in the heart and mind of Jim Wright.

When Jim Wright finally took over he wanted to do it his way.

"I can certainly see no reason to hold the story because it comes at an unfortunate time for Jim Wright," she added.

So, of course, everyone is trying to show how much they're like Jim Wright.

The easy political vote here is to get rid of Jim Wright.

Jim Wright inherited Democratic control; he did not bring it about.

But of all the sad words being said about Jim Wright, the saddest are what might have been.

Jim Wright gaveled the long day to a weary end.

Jim Wright, calling for vote after vote, looked as if his liver had just failed.

"Jim Wright was talking to them more than any of us were."

Ultimately, everything now rests, as one colleague put it, in the heart and mind of Jim Wright.

When Jim Wright finally took over he wanted to do it his way.

"I can certainly see no reason to hold the story because it comes at an unfortunate time for Jim Wright," she added.

So, of course, everyone is trying to show how much they're like Jim Wright.

The easy political vote here is to get rid of Jim Wright.

Jim Wright inherited Democratic control; he did not bring it about.

But of all the sad words being said about Jim Wright, the saddest are what might have been.

Jim Wright gaveled the long day to a weary end.

Jim Wright, calling for vote after vote, looked as if his liver had just failed.