Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this moment is bittersweet for me. I spent more time with Saxby than I have with my own wife for the past 20 years. We have done everything together. Those vacation spots he mentioned--Kabul, Baghdad--I was right beside him. We traveled to areas of the world that others wouldn't venture to, and there was a reason he was there. He was concerned about America's future, he was concerned about his children's future, and he was in a position to have an impact on it to make it better for them in the future. That is why he served. It is obvious to all of our colleagues that he is a lot older than I am, but he has worked just as hard as the youngest Member of this institution. Even though we have seen each other's children grow up, and now we have seen them all married off, he deserves the time to go home and spend some time with his grandchildren and, more importantly, to get to know his wife again. I want to say, Senator Feinstein, I like red wine just as much as Saxby does. I probably can't be bought as cheaply as he could, but I do look forward to continuing to work with you and, more importantly, to continue to do the work on the Intelligence Committee that really does build on what Saxby started in the year 2000 as we went on the House Intelligence Committee together. There is only one way to sum up Saxby Chambliss. He is a true southern gentleman. He is absolutely a statesman, but what everybody who meets Saxby understands is this.…”