Political Quotes

“In a few hours, President Bush will stand across the way in the House Chamber and deliver his final State of the Union Address. This will be his eighth State of the Union Address. From what I have heard earlier today in my meetings with the press who met with him, it is a fair bet in this speech that he will continue the drumbeat started by Vice President Cheney last week by trying to scare the American people into believing that if he does not get his way on the FISA bill now before us, America's national security will be gravely jeopardized. I have said on more than one occasion in recent days we face a faltering economy here at home and a failing foreign policy abroad. So I call upon all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to rise above partisanship. I have also said on more than one occasion that we extend our hand to the President and congressional Republicans and ask them to join with us in a genuine spirit of bipartisanship. In my nearly 26 years, I have never seen anything quite as cynical and counterproductive as the Republican approach to FISA.”