Political Quotes

“Mr. President, when I try to understand the logic of those who oppose this bipartisan campaign finance reform and try to understand their thinking, which concludes that both the rich and the poor in America should have the right to purchase millions of dollars in television time, my mind is drawn to a movie, the movie ``Titanic.'' What is the link between the opposition to McCain-Feingold and the fate of the Titanic? On the Titanic, only 5 percent of the first-class women passengers drowned; more than 50 percent of all the women in the lowest class cabin drowned. Now, in the eyes of those who oppose McCain-Feingold, everyone on the Titanic had the right to a lifeboat. Unfortunately, they would have to conclude, I guess, that those passengers in first-class cabins were just better swimmers. In fact, on the Titanic, they locked the doors of the cabin class until all the lifeboats had been opened for first-class passengers. It reminds me too of their logic that the rich need to have their opportunity to exercise free speech.”