ANNAPOLIS – Former Vice President Dan Quayle this week joined a growing chorus of Republicans calling for President Clinton to resign.
“The president has lost the moral authority and credibility to do the job,” Quayle said Tuesday night, addressing Clinton’s relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. “It’s time to step aside.”
Julie Goldberg, a White House spokeswoman, responded in a telephone interview Wednesday, “Like all Americans, the former vice president is entitled to his opinion and to freely express his opinion.”
Quayle – who said he is likely to run for president in the year 2000 – spoke at a fund-raiser at the Loews Annapolis Hotel for Maryland GOP gubernatorial candidate Ellen Sauerbrey. Quayle, an Indiana Republican, gave Sauerbrey high marks, saying she has integrity and is someone voters can trust.
The fund-raiser raised about $85,000 for Sauerbrey’s campaign, according to campaign spokeswoman Anne Hubbard. -30-