Political Quotes

“I will just take another second. I note the Senator from South Carolina said the distinguished Senator from Arizona doesn't have a port. I am reminded when I first got here as a young Senator, I went to Senator Eastland, who I served under on the Judiciary Committee. Sitting in his office one day, as I often did, with Senator Thurmond, asking him anything a young kid, a 30-year-old Senator would ask, I asked: Who is the most powerful man you ever served with? He said: Senator Kerr. I said: Senator Kerr, Senator Kerr of Oklahoma? He said: Yeah--in his southern drawl which I will not attempt to imitate on the floor as I often do off the floor. He said: Who in the heck else could bring up the Gulf of Mexico in the middle of his State if he wasn't powerful? I think, as the Senator's power continues to increase, he may bring the Pacific Ocean to Arizona, but I am not sure how he will do it.”