Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I got a chance to go home. I had some close family friends who had a loss in their family over the last few days. I wanted to go back and see them. I get this email at 3 a.m.--I didn't see it until 5 a.m.--that my 8 a.m. flight was canceled. So I had trouble getting here this morning. I was finally able to get here in time for the vote we took just a few hours ago, but I didn't get here for the first two. So I had a chance that morning to do two things. First, I had a chance to take my son to football practice. It is that glorious time of year when high school football is going. Then the other thing I had a chance to do is I had a chance to go to a Cuban bakery that is close to my house. I don't get to go often, but when I do go, especially on weekends, I look for one of these little corners and just sit there. And I really like to go because I get to hear people talking--people who live on planet Earth, not people who are here in politics and in the bubble that is Washington. And you get to hear people talk. And one of the first things I heard today is about two ladies who were in line, and they were talking about how difficult it had become. You know, it is back-to-school shopping time, and even with the tax-free holiday week that we had in Florida, I could hear them talking about how much more expensive it was going to be this year to buy and how the list was longer and everything cost more--like pencils, all the stuff. I couldn't hear everything.…”