Politics

The Smoke-Filled Room

By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff

February 10, 2000 / 12:01 PM EST / CBS

Carville:The Ragin' Cajun

Veteran CBS News White House Correspondent Bill Plante is the host of CBSNews.com's Smoke-Filled Room. Eachweek, Bill will bring a top political operative into the Smoke-FilledRoom. You can match wits with his expert, and both Bill and the expertwill answer your questions. The address is smokefilledroom@cbsnews.com

This week, Bill's guest is James Carville, one of the Democratic Party'stop political consultants. Carville, 55, was the chief strategist for Bill Clinton's successful presidential bid in 1992.

Carville later emerged as one of Mr. Clinton's most outspoken defendersduring the White House sex scandal and impeachment trial. Carville's viewson affaire Lewinsky can be found in his book, Stickin': The Casefor Loyalty. Carville is married to GOP political strategist Mary Matalin.

Send emailto James and Bill and tell them what's on your mind.

Check back here for their answers onFriday, Feb. 18.

AboutBill Plante
Bill Plante is a three-time Emmy Award winner who joined theCBS News Washington Bureau in 1976. He has been covering nationalelections since 1968. In 1984, he was part of a CBS News teamthat captured an Emmy for coverage of Ronald Reagan's 1984re-election campaign. Plante is one of the most knowledgeableand respected political correspondents in Washington. (He'salso a terrific bungee jumper.)