Political Quotes

“I am introducing today the National Guard and Reserve Components Equity Act of 1998. Over the past few years, we've had to expend a huge amount of energy fending off attacks to the Guard. Worse, the whole time we're dusting ourselves off and assessing the damage, our opponents deny they've ever laid a finger on us. It reminds me of the boxer who, at the insistence of his trainer, took on the current champ. After the first round, he came back to his corner with a busted lip, and his trainer patted him on the back and said, ``You're doing great,'' then shoved him back out when the second bell sounded. After the second round, he staggered back to his corner with a black eye and a busted cheek, and his trainer said, ``You're doing great, he hasn't laid a hand on you.'' And the boxer replied, ``Well you'd better keep an eye on the referee, `cause someone is beating' the heck out of me.'' Year after year, the Guard has come back to its corner, bruised and battered by the budget process, only to hear Pentagon officials insist they haven't laid a hand on them.”