Political Quotes

“there has been a lot of anger on the floor today, and to me this is such a sad day. It is total reversal of all our former self-congratulation. The last administration took credit for beginning our deficit reduction course to save Social Security and Medicare. The majority said oh, no, we are doing it, and the country gave us both the credit. There will be no question where the blame lies for dynamiting the lockbox. The Social Security and Medicare lockbox will be remembered as the most fraudulent metaphor the majority has ever used on this floor. The majority has taken us back to the dark budget ages of using budget estimates by political appointees rather than by the professionals of the Congressional Budget Office. The American people are always willing to take domestic cuts in time of war. Members will never convince them. They are too smart to be convinced by a budget that tells them we can do tax cuts, fight a war, and defeat a recession at the same time. The seniors and the baby boomers deserve a lot better.”