Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I had hoped to be able to speak at greater length than 3 minutes this afternoon, but the message that Senator Coburn has been delivering is so incredibly important. I want to join Senator Kerry's remarks in thanking him for being one who has been working to find not a deal but to find a solution to the issues we face today. As we have deliberated all day long, there has been a lot of finger- pointing, a lot of blame. As the Senator from Massachusetts has noted, a lot of times it seems as if the comments are just going past one another rather than directed in a purposeful way that would actually make a difference to this debate. We started out this morning with messages from the leader arguing over who was filibustering. We have all talked about the need to see compromise, and then we go on to say why we can't compromise. What we need to be working toward is a solution to the problem as opposed to attempting to cobble together a deal at the last moment that will gain those necessary votes. The one thing I would hope we are all working toward is to avoid the default we all fear. We have all been listening to our constituents calling us this weekend. As we read our e-mails, as we talk to friends and neighbors, the concern is very real. One thing we have managed to do on a bipartisan basis in this Congress over the past few days is to incite fear in the American public, to make our constituents angry, frustrated, and mad. Well, misery loves company.…”