Political Quotes

“on Saturday, August 25, 2018, 9 years to the day since the death of his friend Senator Kennedy, our friend and colleague Senator John S. McCain passed away. Knowing his prognosis prepared us for the inevitable, but it has not softened the blow. We all feel a great and inexpressible loss. I know I do. I also feel lucky that I was able to call this great man a friend. Today, I wish to share a few reflections, unorganized and incomplete though they may be. I suspect I will have more to say about Senator McCain with the benefit of a few days' time. Senator McCain and I didn't get along very well at first. He was close to my mentor in the Senate, Ted Kennedy, but not so with me. I never served with Senator McCain on any committee, where we get to know other Senators up close. Before our friendship, my closest brush with him was over a comment he made during a debate on defense policy when he said that Long Island was ``regrettably part of the United States.'' I blasted John's pejorative, which, of course, prompted him to reply from the Senate floor: I'm sorry there's at least one of my colleagues that can't take a joke. I apologize if I offended him and hope that someday he will have a sense of humor. Like many, I was a victim of Senator McCain's acerbic wit.…”