Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. ``We want America back.'' Those were just a few of the lyrics of a song written by a group named The Steeles in 1996. Some of the lyrics said: Something is wrong with America. This Nation is like a runaway train, Headed down the wrong track. And it concludes, in part, with: I love America. But I do not love what she has become. Circumstances seemed pretty despairing back then, but they pale in comparison to what we are seeing going on across our country today, perpetrated by Marxists, anarchists, and those malcontents who are funding them. Today, the miscreants are using George Floyd's death to neuter the ability of the police to enforce the law. So far, they have been successful in getting the police out of the way. Without law enforcement, their mobs are free to move in, smash businesses, injure people, and cause chaos. Those aren't peaceful protesters, and they are not peaceful protests. Their outcry for justice makes sympathetic, or perhaps even cowardly, corporations and stupid movie stars send money to them. Now they are tearing down the statues, intimidating the public and politicians into accepting their farfetched demands, and giving them even more power. Circumstances are advantageous for them right now because we are in the midst of a pandemic so they have a freer rein of the streets. Who could have ever imagined sanctuary cities where America's rule of law is ruefully ignored by government officials?…”