Political Quotes

“what we have seen here on the Senate floor this morning is very much in keeping with what has happened in the last 7 years with the Bush administration. The Bush administration is Orwellian. It says something that means something else. The President comes to town and wants to be a ``uniter'' and not a divider. The American people know how disingenuous that has been. The President had the ceremony on an aircraft carrier. He had his flight suit on, with a big banner up saying ``Mission Accomplished.'' That was almost 5 years ago. Since that time, 3,000 American soldiers have been killed, and more than 20,000 have been wounded. Is that Orwellian? I think so. What has taken place here on the Senate floor today is in keeping with this Bush situation. By the way, the Bush White House--for the first time in more than 130 years--has someone working in the White House who is indicted and convicted of a crime. The same White House had someone in charge of budgeting and taking care of Government contracts who is now in prison, Mr. Safavian. This is the same President who presided over a House majority leader who had two ethics convictions. What did he do to avoid any penalties? He changed the rules in the House until he was indicted by the State of Texas. Now, a number of House Members' staff who dealt with that are in prison, and others are planning on going there. Mr. President, what we have heard today here on the Senate floor is as Orwellian as anything could be.”