Political Quotes

“I would ask these seniors--frankly, it was a way, Mr. President, of bragging about my two grandchildren. I would say, ``How many of you have children or grandchildren,'' and most of the hands would go up. ``Well, so do I, I have two beautiful grandchildren,'' and promised not to talk about them. But the point I am making is that these seniors love their children and grandchildren more than anything else in the world. And when they talked about the balanced budget amendment and they talked about their needs for Medicare and other expenses that they would have to bear in their remaining years, they always came back to the point that they wanted to leave a better future for their children and grandchildren, and the last thing that they wanted to do was to leave a mountain of debt for these young kids to have to pay, because they instinctively knew that the future for these children and grandchildren will be a lower standard of living than we have enjoyed unless we get the Federal fiscal house in order.”