Political Quotes

“I may be missing something here, but I do not know what we are talking about. The fact is the country is running out of money because the economy is down and the military and terrorist, antiterrorist expenditures are up. We have to have more money. This is not unusual. It has happened before. It happened when my colleagues were in the majority. It is happening now. It happens in business. Someone sets out a plan, they like to feel the plan makes sense, but all of a sudden they get into different circumstances. Who could have forecast the drop in the economy? Who could have forecast the terrorists of 9/11? We could not. Things have got to change. Should the rule have been better? Probably. Could we have had a different tax reduction program? Probably. Should we have had an up- and-down vote on this? That is a question. Should this $750 billion be the figure? It might be, but that is not the fact. General George Catlett Marshall was my hero, and what he said was, ``There are 2 things in life you don't want to do. One is to get into the minute so you forget about the issue. Secondly, do not fight the problem. Find the solution.'' We are fighting the problem. We need the money. The country needs the money. It is the only thing to do. Let us increase this debt ceiling.”