Michael Burgess: “I was reminded that the founder of our party, Abraham Lincoln, said that if a man asserts something to be true, even if…”

“I was reminded that the founder of our party, Abraham Lincoln, said that if a man asserts something to be true, even if he does not know whether it is true or false, that man is in fact himself guilty of a falsehood. When an individual refers to all members of this Republican side of the aisle and this body as crooks and liars, I assert that that that man is in fact himself guilty of a falsehood, and then thereby becomes that which he condemns. I join with my friend from New Mexico in asking for an apology from this individual. I think it is only proper that he do so. Since the gentleman was talking about the service of our troops and our National Guard overseas, let us also think about our success in the war on terror. We must remember that our President, our leader, George Bush, led us into this battle, and in fact if a Member of the other body had been in control, Saddam Hussein would still be the dictator in Iraq, brutalizing and terrorizing his people. The President and the Republican-led Congress are winning the war on terror and bringing the light of democracy to all corners of the world.”