Political Quotes

“I might say, Mr. President, that in the last 15 months I cannot think of any one incident that has taken me more by surprise than the announcement by our majority leader that he will not run for reelection. George Mitchell is respected. I have known a lot of public leaders during my day. I have never known one with more credibility, more integrity, and certainly more perseverance than Senator Mitchell. And I want to say that I believe he will be sorely missed. It is difficult for me to really believe that he wants to be baseball commissioner. I have worked with National Football League owners and baseball owners, and they too are rugged individualists and often difficult to work with. But I want him to know how much this freshman has respected his counsel, his advice, and, most importantly, his leadership. Last year was an important one in the U.S. Senate, and our majority leader saw this body pass an unprecedented amount of legislation, much of it major in scope--the crime bill, family leave, and national service to name a few.”