Political Quotes

“The article goes on to say--and I say to my friend and anyone within the sound of my voice: To recruit the people he wanted, O'Beirne sought resumes from the offices of Republican congressmen, conservative think tanks and GOP activists. He discarded applications from those his staff deemed ideologically suspect, even if the applicants possessed Arab language skills or postwar rebuilding experience. Smith said O'Beirne once pointed to a young man's resume and pronounced him ``an ideal candidate.'' His chief qualification was that had he worked for the Republican Party in Florida during the presidential election recount in 2000. I am not making this up. This is hard to comprehend.”