Political Quotes

“I appreciate the words of my three friends. Mr. President, there are times when partisanship does not exist. I hope everyone will note that last night when we couldn't get this cleared--I, we--there was no finger-pointing. I understand the person objected. He is a fine man. He is a man of principle. But I have faith in this institution and our sticking by our friend. So I am happy to be here today to be a part of this conclusion. The situation in Israel is grave. We think this Iron Dome protects Israel. It protects a lot of Israel. But Israel does not have enough Iron Domes--plural--to protect them. They need more. But this will certainly be a step in the right direction. Three thousand rockets have been fired in the last 2\1/2\, 3 weeks-- 3,000. But for this technology that was perfected by the Israelis, they would be in dire straits. There would be a war in the Middle East that we cannot imagine. Let's be realistic. Are we going to benefit from what they have done? Of course we are. They are sharing this technology with us as we speak. There was a cease-fire that lasted about 2\1/2\ hours. It is terribly unfortunate what is going on over there, but, as David Brooks said on ``NewsHour''--this conservative columnist said he had never known of a conflict in history where one side says: Kill more of us. It is hard to comprehend.…”