Political Quotes

“The special counsel in the Whitewater case, who was appointed following the demands of many of our Republican colleagues is himself a Republican, a prominent Republican, whose appointment was praised by our colleagues. The distinguished Senator from New York, from whose State the special counsel comes, praised him effusively on the Senate floor as a man of integrity, impeccable reputation, someone who would conduct a thorough, fair, and impartial inquiry. I believe that to be the case. I believe that the special counsel, although he is a Republican investigating a Democratic administration, is a man of integrity and is fair, and he will conduct a thorough, fair and impartial investigation. If he finds wrongdoing, then it should be punished. The chips should fall where they may. But that is not being decided here in the Senate. The Senate is not a prosecutorial institution, it is a legislative institution. So the question is: How do we proceed? The special counsel himself, on his own initiative, wrote the chairman of the Banking Committee, and other Members, and urged that there not be congressional hearings.”