Political Quotes

“We are looking forward to doing that in just a few minutes, actually. We have Dogfish Head Beer, we have Grottos pizza, and Capriotti subs, and dozens of restaurateurs and breweries and wineries from across Delaware--in age-appropriate settings--who will make available some of the finest of what Delaware has to offer. So it is my hope members of staff and our colleagues will join in the celebration of Delaware Day. One of the questions folks who are listening might have is: What about Delaware are you celebrating? It is, in my experience--and I believe my colleague's--a State that is not just the First State because of a wonderful accident of history, where we were the first State to have the vision and the courage to sign the Constitution, to ratify it, but it is also a State that has a nearly unique culture--a culture of respect, of innovation, of education, and of civility. It is a place that has a special, even a unique political culture, one that is at times the polar opposite of what I have seen here--forgive me, Madam President--in the last 2 years. Delaware, much like New Hampshire, feels and seems like a small town that is, through the magic of federalism and the Connecticut Compromise and the Continental Congress, a State with two Senators. One of the things I am proudest of about my State--and Senator Carper knows this well--is a tradition that just celebrated its 200th anniversary. It is the epitome of what we call the Delaware Way.…”