Doug Bereuter: “Finally dropping all his past poses, Clinton said he was profoundly…”

On the recordDecember 18, 1998

Finally dropping all his past poses, Clinton said he was profoundly sorry for all he had done wrong "in words and deeds." He said he was ready to accept Congress' rebuke and censure if the American people and their representatives concluded that his mistakes required it. He said nothing Congress could do would compare to the agony of knowing he was responsible for causing great pain for his family. His remarks sounded sincere. They didn't appear to have been prepared by word-parsing lawyers. It was easy to feel sorry for the president. He was an almost pitiful figure, at age 52 a victim of his uncontrollable libido and a team of attorneys who appeared to coach him how to thwart the judicial system without crossing the line into perjury.

Said by

Doug Bereuter

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing President Clinton's apology during the impeachment vote.

Share on X Share on Facebook Email this quote

More from Doug Bereuter

Jun 25, 2003

today this city is the site of the annual U.S.-EU summit. Leaders of the European Union are here meeting with President Bush and members of his administration in order to strengthen transatlantic relations and to work on a common agenda…

govinfo.gov

Nov 6, 2003

Evidently, it is Mr. McClellan who is out of touch with reality. Millions of Americans are finding prescription drug reimportation from Canada and other countries to be a viable and necessary alternative to high-priced drugs in the United…

govinfo.gov

Nov 21, 2003

this Member, as a cosponsor of the resolution and a committed friend of the Turkish people, rises in strong support of H. Res. 453. This Member would like to thank the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) for introducing…

govinfo.gov

Jun 3, 2004

This Member rises to inform our colleagues about grave shortfalls in NATO's International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, in Afghanistan and about efforts to ensure the mission has the resources needed for success. This Member returned to…

govinfo.gov

View all Doug Bereuter quotes

Doug Bereuter: “Finally dropping all his past poses, Clinton said he was profoundly sorry for all he had done wrong "in words and…”

Editor's note · Context