Political Quotes

“first, let me thank my friend from South Dakota for his wonderful words on Thanksgiving. I was going to conclude with Thanksgiving, but I will start with it. It is a great holiday. It is a great American holiday. I love it, and my family loves it. I was born on Thanksgiving Day. My new grandson was born on November 24, so he will have birthdays on Thanksgiving as well. This year, for the first time, the Schumers will celebrate with four generations, because my parents, who also served in the Army Air Force in World War II--my dad, 96, and my mom, 91--will be there with their little great-grandson, Noah. We are blessed. Thanksgiving is family and food. What could be better than that? They are two great parts of the holiday. I will not carve the turkey like Thune does because it would get all screwed up, but I can dole out the mashed potatoes--I am good at that--which is probably what they will have me do. It is a great holiday, and we do have a great deal to thank God and the country for. The wonderful thing about Thanksgiving is, from its origins during the Civil War--one of the worst, most horrible times in America, with so much death and mayhem and division--people were still grateful for America, and we are today. It is an amazing place. My father was an exterminator, and I am a U.S. Senator. What an amazing country this is, and we should never stop trying to make it better. I try to do that every day.…”