Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, thank you for your dignity. And to both our leaders, thank you for your patience. Colleagues, I will vote to acquit the President, and it is not because his poll numbers are high or because the economy is good. And it is not because Bill Clinton is a Democrat. When I was in the House of Representatives, an impeachment resolution was filed against Republican President Ronald Reagan--an impeachment resolution because of Iran-Contra, which involved selling arms to a terrorist nation with the proceeds going to the Nicaraguan contras. This was against the law of the United States of America--against the law--against the rule of law. I voted for that law, but I never went on that impeachment resolution against Ronald Reagan because I felt it would have hurt the country and because there was no bipartisan support for it. I think the same should be said of this impeachment. There is no bipartisan support for it and the President's removal would hurt the country. One more preface: It has been said that what the President did in this case was worse than what Senator Packwood did. In this case, we have a consensual affair, wanted by both parties. It was irresponsible and indefensible: a young woman, a relationship wrong in every way, a president trying desperately to hide the affair. The young woman was secretly tape recorded and forced to testify. Her mother was forced to testify.”