Porter Goss: “I cannot possibly cover all of the things that are on my heart or that we should say about Joe Moakley in the time…”

“I cannot possibly cover all of the things that are on my heart or that we should say about Joe Moakley in the time allotted. So many praises are already out there as they should be, so many stories, so many personal anecdotes, all very favorable because Joe was truly just an extraordinarily remarkable guy. The President of the United States, referring to Joe as a bread-and-butter Democrat, paid him the supreme compliment, I think, by saying, and I quote, ``He made cares and concerns of everyday people his business.'' That is, after all, what the House is about. That is what we are supposed to be doing. I think that is about the best you can do. The strength and the humor, the way Joe faced life and death, I think, showed a depth of decency and character, the kind of values that we all aspire to and hope to achieve. He set a high standard.”