Political Quotes

“I say to my friend, I spent the weekend reading a book. I did other things. I spent a lot of time on an airplane. The book is called ``Fiasco,'' written by a man named Thomas Ricks who has spent his life covering the military. He has written books on the military. I don't know his political persuasion. This book is on the best seller's list of the New York Times. In this book, he talks in such detail about what has happened as a result of the incompetence of this administration to our valiant fighting men and women over there. I recommend the book to anyone. It is a searing indictment of this administration. It is in keeping with what this article is all about. Another paragraph: One former CPA employee who had an office near O'Beirne's wrote an e-mail to a friend describing the recruitment process: ``I watched resumes of immensely talented individuals who had sought out CPA to help the country thrown in the trash because their adherence to `the President's vision for Iraq' (a frequently heard phrase at CPA) was `uncertain.' I saw senior civil servants from agencies like Treasury, Energy . . . and Commerce denied advisory positions in Baghdad that were instead handed to prominent RNC (Republican National Committee) contributors.'' One staffer said: I'm not here for the Iraqis, I'm here for George Bush.'' Mr. President, this is really a sad commentary. Important jobs, such as rebuilding the Iraq stock exchange, were given to applicants who agreed with the President on Roe v.…”