Political Quotes

“today my friend and colleague Pat Leahy has reached another milestone in an extraordinary career. He just cast his 15,000th vote. That is remarkable. He is only the sixth Senator in the history of this great body to have done that. In 226 years, he is one of 6. Today's momentous occasion should come as no surprise because his entire career in public service has been history in the making. He graduated from St. Michael's College, which is a Vermont institution. He graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. He was first appointed as the State's attorney when he was 26 years old. He was then reelected on two separate occasions. During that time, Pat Leahy was a nationally renowned prosecutor. In 1974--his last as a State's attorney--he was selected as one of the three most outstanding prosecutors in America. At age 34, Pat became the first Democrat in U.S. history to be elected to the Senate from Vermont. After he was elected, the Republican Senator he was to succeed, George Aiken, was asked by some to resign his seat a day early--which you could do in those days--to give Senator Leahy a head start in seniority among his fellow freshmen. Here is what Senator Aiken said: ``If Vermont is foolish enough to elect a Democrat, let him be number 100.'' Senator Leahy's career has proven that the people of Vermont were wise in selecting him. From No. 100, Senator Leahy over time ascended to the rank of President pro tempore of the Senate.…”