Political Quotes

“I came to the floor without any prepared remarks, but I want to say a few words, if I could, about our colleague Mark Pryor. I have affectionately called him ``Hey, man,'' because in Arkansas, when you see one of your friends, you don't just say ``hi, Tom'' or ``hi, Mark,'' you say ``hey, man.'' For the last 12 years, we have been saying a lot of ``hey, man's,'' and hopefully we will do so for a long time to come. Ten or twelve days ago I was down in Honduras--murder capital of the world--and trying to figure out how to help save a nation that may be a failing nation. They have a lot of gangs down there--gangs involved in extorting money from businesses, a lot of them kidnapping people, trafficking people. Gangs have a bad connotation in Honduras, as they should--here in Washington, DC, and in the Senate, not so much. Senator Collins and Senator Durbin have talked about some of the ``gangs'' this Senator from Arkansas has been involved in, which I think most of us would say are doing the Lord's work, doing good work. Mark is a man of deep faith, as we know, and he has been a great role model for the rest of us. Mark has reminded me before--and maybe some others as well--that in the Old Testament, in Proverbs, we are reminded we should always pray for wisdom--always pray for wisdom. That is something I pray for every night--not just for my colleagues, of course, but certainly for me. All I can say is the good Lord has answered his prayer.…”