Political Quotes

“here are some of today's headlines: ``Toll Climbs in Mideast As Fighting Rages On.'' ``Scores Killed in Bomb Attack Near Shiite Shrine.'' ``Three U.S. Soldiers Killed on Monday.'' ``Taliban Capture Two Afghan Towns.'' ``Oil Futures At $75 a Barrel.'' ``Wholesale Prices Climb 0.5 Percent in June.'' ``Heat Wave Strains Electric Systems Nationwide.'' The Republican Congress's response is banning gay marriage. It is an obvious connection. On this day nearly 2,000 years ago, Emperor Nero played his fiddle while Rome burned to the ground. This Congress would make the Emperor proud. With all the challenges facing our Nation here at home and abroad, the Republican leadership is trying to distract the American people by playing the same old tunes, writing discrimination into the United States Constitution. To govern is to choose, and the Republican Congress has made its priorities clear. It is time for a new direction. It is time for a change. ____________________”