Political Quotes

“I will be brief. I appreciate very much the remarks of Senator Cowan. The only thing he said that I disagree with is: No one had a chance to vote for him to get here. There was one big vote that was very important, a man by the name of Deval Patrick. Once he made that decision, you were our Senator as well as the Senator of Massachusetts. I, of course, know Deval Patrick. We all saw him at the convention giving his brilliant speech. He was swarmed with people giving him advice as to who he should select to replace Senator Kerry. He called me and said: Don't worry about it. I am going to select the best person from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to represent Senator Kerry's seat for the interim. He was right, and I have told Governor Patrick on the telephone. A couple of weeks ago I said: Make sure to call Governor Patrick for me-- because I know they are good friends--and tell him I told you how much we all admire you. In the Democratic caucus yesterday, this good man didn't get one standing ovation, he received two. This is rare. He got that because he is a genuine person. He came here now and talked about the goodness of this body. We need more of that. Senator Cowan, thank you very much. I admire you. I know in the paper today you said that you are always going to be Mo, but to me you are always going to be Senator Cowan. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts--the Senator from Oklahoma.”