Bill Bennett: “I thank the Chair. There is an old line in politics that applies in campaigning that says when you are explaining, you…”

“I thank the Chair. There is an old line in politics that applies in campaigning that says when you are explaining, you are losing. And there would be those who say, because of the technicalities of the explanations we have to give about this fairly technical matter, we are probably losing the issue. However, if you are explaining, it does not necessarily mean you are wrong. I am going to do my best to try to be as simple in my explanation today because we are not wrong on this one. This is not an issue where the Senators from the Western States are trying to do something improper for the rest of the country, something parochial just for ourselves. These are fundamental issues and they should be clearly explained and understood. I would like to focus on one road and one circumstance that will help explain this matter. I picked this road because it is perhaps the most controversial R.S. 2477 road in all of Utah. It has a very romantic name. Its been called the Burr Trail.”