Political Quotes

“Today is a serious day. Last night was an extraordinary night. I rise for the millions of people who live in the Washington metropolitan area to congratulate and to exalt with all of our region on the extraordinary achievement of the Washington Nationals. This morning in Washington, the heavens are crying tears of joy. In other words, it is raining. But there is no rain in any of our hearts or minds today. It may be raining, but the faces of Nationals fans are shining with pride and happiness. For the first time in 95 years--we have waited a long time, Madam Speaker--the Major League Baseball team from our Nation's Capital is bringing home a World Series Championship. My colleague Ms. Norton is here, being urged to put on a sweater, over her pride. With the might of their bats and the lightness of their feet, the Nats pushed through to a hard-won victory in game seven last night against the Houston Astros--arguably, the best team in either league this year--who won the most games. While I congratulate the Houston Astros on an extraordinary season, they just didn't count on the Washington Nationals. But, today, the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals are in absolute agreement. It is my understanding that they are sending a joint letter to Major League Baseball, saying: ``We want all of our games to be road games from now on.'' In case you didn't get that, neither team won at home. They all won games on the road.…”