Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I just want to thank our colleague from Ohio for recalling the memory, the life of John Glenn and his wife Annie. I was privileged to know him. I am an Ohio State graduate, Navy ROTC. I am a retired Navy captain and a huge admirer of John Glenn and his bride. One of my fondest memories of them was at an Ohio State football game a few years ago. As the Senator from Ohio knows, one of the big attractions at an Ohio State football game at halftime is to script ``Ohio,'' where the band spells out the word ``Ohio.'' Usually one of the tuba players kind of dances around for a while and then dots the ``i.'' So fans are used to that happening. On this particular occasion, no tuba player came forward to dot the ``i,'' but John Glenn and Annie went onto the field and dotted the ``i,'' to the amazement and delight of 100-and-some-thousand fans. Later on, they came up. I was up in the President's box with President Gordon Gee. I am not sure; maybe my friend from Ohio was there as well. But what a joyous memory that was. He ran for President briefly too. I was pleased to support him. He didn't stay in the race for long. I thought he was a great marine, great pilot, great astronaut, great Senator, and would have been a great leader for our country. The last thing I will say is this. Who is it that said this? Maybe-- Alan Simpson, former Senator from Wyoming. He used to say this about integrity: If you have it, nothing else matters.…”