PLAYERS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM N. Gingrich +/- Dysfunctional family mirrors a certain former Ark. gov. But his stepdaddy made him mean. C. Dodd + Conn. senator feistier than dull Daschle in minority-leader race. This Chris can hiss. A. Simpson - Attention, Nina Totenberg! In new D.C., even Wyoming Slim is too liberal. Lott Whips him? R. Armey +/- GOP leader tries flip-flop on term limits. Scorched by talk radio. Welcome to the NFL. J. Helms - Just joking? If you’d said it in an airport, you’d be in a straitjacket by now. J. Jackson - In for ‘96. Who cares? When CW says ““Jesse,’’ it’s not even talking about you anymore.
