Political Quotes

“I wish to echo all the comments people said today, but I have to be honest. When I was elected, I was scared of Mary. People said very politely that you should check with Mary to see if she has an issue with something. I was terrified of what people told me she would do if I was not on her side. If you remember, when I came in, we doubled the oil and gas caucus in the Democratic caucus by me just joining, and so we had an immediate connection, which was unique in itself. Our connection was not just that, but also, as Mary mentioned, her mentor, Lindy Boggs, and our family knows the Boggses very well. I can still remember a call I got when I won my mayor's race in 2003 from this woman in Louisiana. My staff came in and said some woman from Louisiana is calling, and we don't know who she is, but she wants to talk to you, and so I said, OK. I took the phone call, and it was Lindy Boggs. You know how she would start a conversation with ``Hi, darlin', I just want to check in with you and see how you are doing, and congratulations.'' Then she said, ``One moment, someone is at my door.'' She came back and said, ``The exterminator is here,'' and that is classic Lindy Boggs. What was so real about her--and I can see it in Mary's style--and that is she is real. The work Mary has done--and I didn't know it until I came to the Senate--for foster kids and adoption is remarkable.…”