Bill Clinton: “Well, I base my optimism on the fact that usually in this country right prevails over political pressure over the long…”

“Well, I base my optimism on the fact that usually in this country right prevails over political pressure over the long run. They have--we have dragged this thing out. You known, Dr. Foster was never a political football before; President Bush thought enough of him to make him one of the Points of Light. And because we had a hearing, and he demonstrated in the hearing why he should be a Surgeon General, and he answered all the questions.”