Having yesterday quoted Sensenbrenner's (R-Wis.) plangent cri de coeur over the FBI's little excesses, I thought I'd resurrect this quote from The Washington Post, Monday February 8, 1999 (House Managers' Closing Argument in the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton). The managers referred to are the 13 members of the House Judiciary Committee who prosecuted the action.
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The news media characterizes the managers as 13 angry men. They are right in that we are angry, but they are dead wrong about what we are angry about. We have not spent long hours poring through the evidence, sacrificed time with our families and subjected ourselves to intense political criticism to further a political vendetta. We have done so because of our love for this country and respect for the Office of the Presidency, regardless of who may hold it. We have done so because of our devotion to the rule of law and our fear that if the President does not suffer the legal and constitutional consequences of his actions, the impact of allowing the President to stand above the law will be felt for generations to come.
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Just imagine how angry he must be feeling now, poor man.
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