Political Quotes

“As a member of the Armed Services Committee, I voted to confirm Admiral Kelso for retirement in grade, and I will vote again today for his retirement in grade. Admiral Kelso's retirement is entangled with the Tailhook affair because he attended the convention in 1991. In addition, a Navy court martial judge considering three cases arising out of Tailhook made findings that Admiral Kelso actually witnessed inappropriate activities there and that he manipulated the Navy's subsequent investigation. However, the Department of Defense inspector general did an indepth investigation, interviewing over 2,000 people, and disagreed with the judge's findings in a number of crucial ways. He also found no evidence of wrongdoing by Admiral Kelso. In fact, the DOD inspector general said that Admiral Kelso was helpful during their investigation. In light of this conflicting information, I was not willing to cast my vote on Admiral Kelso's retirement without an indepth understanding of the entire record of his involvement in the Tailhook affair.”