Joe Wilson: “Last night the television news confirmed that two reporters told ABC News that a senior White House official has been…”

“Last night the television news confirmed that two reporters told ABC News that a senior White House official has been peddling the story to sully the reputation of one of the great leaders in the history of this institution, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde). The senior White House official just does not get it. Or, perhaps worse, maybe he gets it and he just does not care. We are not considering here some personal indiscretion. This body has a solemn constitutional responsibility to consider the charges before us. This system of justice will not be manipulated by polls or pundits or senior officials who seek to smear and intimidate. This is a Nation governed by law, and it is up to us to keep it that way.”