Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I will speak for just a moment. I know that as the day goes on, I am sure we will have a mutual admiration society of the Wilsonian view that permanent Washington has about foreign policy in this country, so I do not wish to speak about that at this time. I do believe that view is on a collision course with history and the will of the American people. But I rise to speak about sort of the process of the Senate--where we are, how we got here--and to quote a famous St. Louisan, Yogi Berra, ``It's like deja vu all over again.'' Here we are debating. Senator Lee, my friend from Utah, has a motion to table, essentially, Senator Schumer's effort to fill the tree. To the American people who are watching or listening or being reported upon, that means that the majority leader of this Chamber is boxing out everyone. That is right. The 99 other people who were elected by an entire State to advocate for their interests don't get a say. They don't get to offer an amendment. They don't get to say: I would like to build a unique coalition with either somebody from my own party or somebody on the other side of the aisle on something we might agree upon. I think the world's most deliberative body has been reduced to Kabuki theater. There is no uncertainty ever. The only time--and this is the cold, hard truth to my friends in the Gallery--the only time you get to offer an amendment in this place is if it is sure to fail. Think about that. Senator Schumer won't allow U.S.…”