Darrell Issa: “Tim Russert was a great man whose time came too early. He had much more to give to us, not just this past Sunday where…”

“Tim Russert was a great man whose time came too early. He had much more to give to us, not just this past Sunday where he would have had Joe Biden in a one-on-one or a one-on-two and then brought him to task and brought his other guests to task. But in fact, his legacy will disappear unless we bring ourselves to realize that the truth should not be a casualty of politics. That's what Tim Russert really brought to bear on 'Meet the Press.' He made the style about the truth. He invited Republicans, Democrats. I think he had Ralph Nader on more than a few times. He made it a point to bring in people who were interesting, and then he asked them interesting questions. And when they answered, he then brought out the interesting fact that they perhaps had not yet prepared for. He asked them to tell the truth, and then if that was not the truth or if there was more to be heard in the truth, he brought that out. His research was second-to-none.”