Political Quotes

“every Senator listening to this--every person listening to this--should understand, with the summation the Senator has just given, what an outstanding chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee he has been and what a stalwart he has been for our men and women in uniform. I cannot think of a chairman--and there have been a lot of very great chairmen in the Senate Armed Services Committee, but none so well qualified as the Senator from Arizona. His remarks are right on point with regard to his point of view. His remarks sing, if you will, in behalf of our national defense. He is a great friend. He is a personal friend. I respect him more than he knows, and I appreciate him. I think he mentioned Eric Fanning to be Secretary of the Navy. That might be an alternative. But at any rate, I want to thank him for his remarks. But if this has no bearing on anything, why did the White House call me just before we came down here trying to work it out? And saying that in 2009--OK, they did let me know that Fort Leavenworth was not being considered. As I say again, there is no statute of limitations, I don't think, except just ``Oh well, by the way, we are going to change our mind'' and a couple of little campaign assurances by the President saying ``Well, we can always use an Executive order''--not to mention his Press Secretary.…”