Political Quotes

“you know, we are certainly in the campaign season of an election year; and I think everybody, Mr. Speaker, needs to be on guard for the talent to spin. And I am reminded of a cartoon that was in our paper recently. And there were four figures, and the first figure said, ``Gas prices are going up.'' And the next figure says, ``Yeah. That is President Bush trying to give his friends in the oil industry more income and more money.'' And the next figure said, ``Well, look, gas prices are coming down.'' And the next figure says, ``Yeah. That is President Bush trying to buy our votes.'' So I just challenge, Mr. Speaker, everybody in America to brace themselves probably for the most television ads they are going to see ever in this election. And you know what is encouraging is people in this country have a lot of what I call common sense that sort of comes from the gut. So I suggest to everybody, size up the candidates. Do what is right for our future. You know, some people down here suggest that the way to have a balanced budget is to increase taxes. Some people suggest the way to balance the budget is to reduce spending. Whatever it is, I think we need to be very cognizant of what we are doing to future generations with overspending.…”