Political Quotes

“Madam President, I am honored and privileged to join Leader McConnell and Senator Chambliss to take a few minutes to talk about one of my great friends, Paul Coverdell, and his lovely wife Nancy. Mitch McConnell has done some great recollections of Paul's service in the Senate. Senator Chambliss told some great stories of his relationship with Senator Coverdell. I wish to share some of mine to certify and document that everything they have said is absolutely correct. I met Paul Coverdell in 1972, 2 years after he was elected to the Georgia State Senate as the fifth Republican to serve there. I was running for the Georgia House of Representatives. Although I lost in 1974, I won in 1976. A few years later, I became the leader of the Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives, and Paul was the senate leader. The senate had their caucus elections every January after elections. I always loved the senate election. They had five caucus officers and five Republican Senators. So instead of having an election, they drew straws. They drew straws and they drew Paul Coverdell, to which he was forever reelected as leader of Republicans in the Georgia State Senate. Paul was the most organized guy I have ever known and was the most goal-oriented guy I have ever known. His goal--when we were outnumbered 10 to 1 in the senate, Democrat to Republican, and 8 to 1, Democrat to Republican, in the house--he dreamed of the day when we were in the majority.…”