Political Quotes

“I admire the Senator's tenacity, and I admire his commitment to save the American taxpayers money. His tenacity on this score has exceeded his savings. Let me explain what I mean by that. He won. If this is about deficits, he won. He was right. He saved the taxpayers millions and millions of dollars. He, through his leadership, changed the way in which we used to deal with all these radios. He has won. If I wouldn't be taken out of context--he would understand the humor in this--I wish he would take that old speech and send it home and say, ``I won.'' I mean, take credit for what you did. You did a wonderful thing. You really did. You did a wonderful thing. But their ain't no more money to save. You saved it. This doesn't cost another penny. That is No. 1. This is not about deficits. It was about deficits, but you won. You did a good thing. You reorganized the radios. It is like that famous line, I guess it was President Reagan's, ``The Russians just do not know how to take yes for an answer.'' You won. And I am not being solicitous when I say the Nation owes you a debt of gratitude. Now, on the second point, your tenacity: Your tenacity is well known, but I think in this case it is misplaced. This isn't about deficits anymore. Let's talk about what it really is about.…”