Political Quotes

“The insinuation is made that there is a better time--we will vote on this at another time; maybe, you know, young man, it is just not the time. It is not the time nor the place. Actually, it is the time or the place, and the only vote against the disaster bill today will be the Senator from North Carolina. He will, today, vote to kill the disaster aid. He says: Well, there aren't enough votes. We won't know because he is objecting. He isn't allowing the Democrats to object because they always object to anything that is pay- for. But, by his objection, he is not allowing the system to play out. If the Democrats want to object, we will find out that they are opposed to pay-fors, and we will further the definition of who is for not for paying for stuff and who is. But to say that we, as Republicans, are never for paying for disaster relief is to say that we are equally--or the Republicans who are for this--are equally complicit in the accumulation of $35 trillion worth of debt. So no matter how good the cause is--I don't care whether it is a fire or aid or a flood or rain or all the damage--it all should be paid for. It is the responsible thing to do, no matter how terrible the disaster is. And it is not like I am saying: Well, let's just wait 2 years until we can earn enough money to pay for Asheville. We have the money. We are a rich country. It is sitting here.…”