Thomas Foley: “I come to the floor outraged and disappointed at the conduct of the Presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry. To issue…”

“I come to the floor outraged and disappointed at the conduct of the Presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry. To issue a term about our Commander in Chief and calling him a liar is disgusting, despicable; and we reject this kind of politics. Today, it was reported on Fox News that the Saddam Hussein government stole over $4 billion from the Food-for-Oil Program to help the poor people in that country of Iraq. They spent the proceeds of that $4 billion bribing and paying off officers all over the world. 400,000- plus people died at the hands of Saddam Hussein, and the candidate running for President is calling our Commander in Chief a liar. I think that is regrettable, think it is disgusting; and they have consistently used this kind of terminology throughout this entire campaign. America is tired of negative politics. I challenge the Senator to talk about what you will do for the people of this country rather than tearing down the institution of the President. You cannot have it both ways. You cannot have it both ways, and I am sick and tired of this kind of language polluting political airways and making our children wonder why they should vote. He did not think he was miked. What you say in silence is what you will say everywhere you go. So whether you thought the mike on or not, Mr. Kerry, you were wrong.”