Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I need to tell Molly I have reduced the length of my speech from 1 hour to 30 minutes because of something I totally did not expect. However, I think it is going to have a happy ending. I think the bottom line in all this discussion of earmarks--or however you want to word it--is that we have to do something about excessive spending. It is something we cannot continue. It is not sustainable. I think everyone agrees with that. It is interesting for me when I see the President and the passage of such things as the $787 billion stimulus and all that to say we are going to form a commission to see how we can keep from spending so much money. Well, that is how you do it: You do not do things like that. Let me say, first of all, after this election, the Tea Party did play a big part in this thing. I have to say I was very excited about it early on. I think I might have been the first Republican anyway to go to Marco Rubio and support him in his efforts down in Florida and several of the others. I think it is clearly a good thing, a change, and I think the American people have clearly spoken. In spite of what you might have heard in the media, let me clear up one thing. Never have I once had any indication of trying to influence anyone from voting for or against a ban on earmarks. You will find out in just a minute how I can come to this conclusion and why it would not be necessary, and it does not make all that much difference.…”