Political Quotes

On the recordJune 18, 2013
It is okay to do the right thing, but you got to make the other side look really bad.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Kelly criticizes the political environment for prioritizing partisanship over cooperation.

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