Political Quotes

“I think he said we could say as almost a general statement, ``When you take something away, you must be able to put something in its place.'' Now I do not consider this a political argument at all. I consider this an argument of technique. Some people think that the idea of forcing an issue is the better way to get to an end rather than logically taking a look at what the steps are in order to get where we ultimately want to be. I do not think anybody is happy with this Tax Code. I do not think anybody is happy, as my colleagues know, really since the days of our Lord when the Publicans were running around. But really the question is: What is out there? I think we must exert an element of judgment here. As my colleagues know, to force something without anything at the end, and let us say at the end of June in the year 2002 we have nothing; what do we do? Where do we go? How does somebody plan? Will there be Social Security? Will there be Medicare?”