Political Quotes

“I wish to say a few words about Harry Reid, our departing, retiring, Democratic leader. It is appropriate he is not on the floor because it is painful for him to sit and hear anybody say anything nice about him. I am sure he is going to be happy not hearing these words, but I want the rest of the folks following the proceedings in the Senate to hear them. I was first elected to the House of Representatives the same year as Harry, 1982. A friend of mine, who is an attorney in Chicago named Ed Joyce, said: Be sure and look up this Harry Reid from Nevada because he is a great fellow and a great lawyer. So I did. We came in with a large class of over 50 Members. I went up to Harry and said: Hi. I am Dick Durbin from Illinois. We have a mutual friend in Chicago. He said: Well, great. I am looking forward to working with you. I said: So are you headed up to Harvard for the orientation? I will see you up there. He said: No, I am headed to Kansas City. We have settlement conference in a personal injury lawsuit that I couldn't miss. And I thought to myself, this is some lawyer. Up to the bitter end of his legal career, he was still devoted to the cause of representing clients and representing them effectively. When Harry makes a commitment, he keeps it. I knew at that moment and I have known it ever since. Four years later, he was in the Senate, I was still in the House, but the day came when I finally got elected to the Senate and joined Harry Reid.…”