Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I was in my office watching the debate, and I thought, well, if I really thought I was innocent, if I really thought there was nothing that really went with what the other side is claiming, if I really thought I needed to wipe the slate clean, if I really thought that sunlight is truly the best antiseptic. Forget about the organization. Let's talk about the act. This is one of the most repulsive things you can watch. It turns your stomach to see our unborn--our born--listen, little boys and little girls being dissected and being sold. It is a criminal activity. So my question comes down to--and if you read ``Rules for Radicals,'' the best way to counteract a charge against you is to go after those who are attacking you and make them the bad person. I don't understand. In America's House, when we want to have a debate, when we want everybody in America to look and say that this was fair, we are talking about an investigation that, if we are false, if the claims are false, it would wipe the slate clean. Most people who think they have been wrongly accused of something say, ``Bring the facts out. Let everybody see them. Let's have the conversation. Let's have the debate. Let's really determine if this is really going on.'' Only someone who is afraid it may go against them would say, ``No. No. No.…”