White House whispers: two years down - who's going to go?(Pres. Clinton's staff)(Column)

In a greasy back room at Doe's Eat Place in Little Rock on election eve 1992, the imminent victors gathered over slow-cooked steak and Bombay Gin martinis. The 30 or so members of the Clinton campaign's inner circle were in a state of open gloat. After innumerable appearances set to Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow," the Man from Hope was almost certainly on his way to Washington. Around the long table were men and women who would soon be haggling over offices in the White House or bathing in money as consultants with passes to the Oval Office. Campaign strategist James Carville, representing the latter group, gave a heartfelt toast to the assembled loyalists, …