Political Quotes

“whenever I listen to the Senator from Texas--especially when I have those occasions to listen to him at great length--I always admire how hard he works and what a rigorous, stressing exercise it is to reach his point. I figure he is going to end up out of breath, and he never does. I guess that tells us how durable he is. He has every right, of course, to make these points on the floor of the Senate. However, I think he is absolutely wrong, and I want to try to describe why Derek Shearer should be confirmed as our next Ambassador to Finland. I think one of the last points the Senator from Texas made really says much about this debate. He said that the real purpose here is to describe the President's mindset about appointing people. In other words, this is sort of a ricocheted debate, apparently attempting to be critical of President Clinton. But it is useful, I think, that the Senator from Texas has decided to discuss this on the floor, because it gives us a chance to talk about the nominees. The Senator from Texas labors under one disadvantage. He said at the start of his presentation that he does not know Prof. Derek Shearer and has never met the nominee. I do know him and have known him for nearly 20 years. As I listened to the Senator's presentation today, it certainly does not describe anyone that I know or anyone with whom I have worked over the years.”