Political Quotes

“the Republican majority, under the imperial Speaker, the gentleman from Georgia, Newt Gingrich, have become very upset when we look at their policies, and we call them and their policies extreme and radical. They get very upset. Are they, really? I can read something that the majority whip has said. The gentleman from Texas, Tom DeLay, knows exactly when the GOP lost the momentum. "Our biggest mistake was backing off from the Government shutdown." That is right, folks. He says the biggest mistake they made in the 104th Congress was backing off of the Government shutdown. "We should have stuck it out," he says, "our calls were 400 to 5 in favor of the shutdown. The worst moment was November 19. I was cooking steaks for five or six Members at my condo." That is right, he is having steaks. Federal contractors and employees and all are eating peanut butter, but he was having steaks. "The TV was on. All of a sudden there's Newt and Dole and the President, and everybody is shaking hands and saying they've reached agreement to reopen the Government. I'll never forget it as long as I live." Radical? Extreme? Yes, the shoe fits.”