Political Quotes

“Mr. President, let me just briefly say, with regard to the resolution before us, as someone who appreciates the role of having a statute dealing with independent counsel, I, for one, along with others--and I am not alone in this regard--have expressed some reservations and concerns about the independent counsel route generally, putting aside any specific matters. I was one who voted against establishing an independent counsel in the case of former President Bush when there were allegations raised involving Iran and Iran-Contra. I felt that those motivations were purely political. There were those in my party, principally in my party, who pushed a resolution, and I felt it was unwarranted. If felt it was politically motivated, and voted against it.”