Political Quotes

“I believe that this is the 41st time that I have come to the floor since 3 years ago, the 14th day of March, to talk about energy, specifically about oil. Here is a copy of the Washington Times today. The main headline: ``Global Food Riots Turn Deadly.'' And then if I turn to the front page ``promo-ing'' what's inside, Business, Gas Hits Record: ``The upward trend in energy prices showed no sign of abating yesterday as gasoline set another record at the pump and crude oil topped $112 a barrel for the first time in the futures market.'' If I go back to the lead article, it says clashes likely to persist with soaring prices. ``Anger over spiraling world food prices is becoming increasingly violent.'' This is a quote from the head of the Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization: ``World food prices have risen 45 percent in the last 9 months, and there are serious shortages,'' serious shortages, ``of rice, wheat, and corn. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a personal appeal for calm in Haiti yesterday. At least five people have been reported killed in disturbances since last week after the cost of rice doubled and gas prices rose a third time since February.'' This could have been predicted 28 years ago.”